The project, which would process up to 100,000 b/d of naphtha, is expected to supply between 40% and 50% of Chandra Asri's feedstock requirements. The company now imports 100% of its naphtha feedstock. Chandra Asri last year began a project that will increase the capacity of its naphtha cracker to 860,000 t/y of ethylene from 600,000 t/y and 470,000 t/y of propylene from 320,000 t/y currently. Source: Weekly "PetroChemical News", Durham, NC, USA; 22 Dec 2014
(Syed Rashid Ali, Karachi, Pakistan)

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