# Lianyungang Petrochemical to build $1.07B high-end new materials plant in Jiangsu, China

Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd. announced a 7.792 billion yuan high-end new materials project at its petrochemical base in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China. The project, which includes five core units, is planned to be fully operational in August 2027.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-04-16
- Where: Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China
- Value: $1.07B (7.79B CNY)
- Starts operating: Aug 2027
- Status: announced
- Capacity: polyethylene 900000 tons/year, butadiene 120000 tons/year, α-olefin 100000 tons/year, polyolefin elastomer 100000 tons/year, 1-butene 50000 tons/year
- Products: polyethylene, butadiene, α-olefin, polyolefin elastomer, 1-butene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Lianyungang Petrochemical Co., Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/38128.md)

## Sources

- [cnchemshop.com](https://www.cnchemshop.com/newsdetail/10479.html), 2026-04-16: "This major project with a total investment of 7.792 billion billion yuan and environmental protection investment of 0.953 billion billion yuan marks another large-scale production capacity in China's polyolefin and high-end elastomer field has entered the sprint construction stage."

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