# Hanwha Chemical to build 50,000-ton petroleum resin plant in Yeosu

Hanwha Chemical announced it will build a 50,000-ton-per-year petroleum resin production plant in Yeosu National Industrial Complex, South Korea, with a total investment of 130 billion won. Commercial production is targeted for 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-03-15
- Where: Yeosu, South Korea, South Korea
- Value: $115.0M (130.0B KRW)
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 50,000 tons per year
- Products: petroleum resin
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Hanwha Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/225.md)

## Sources

- [biz.newdaily.co.kr](https://biz.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2017/03/15/2017031510019.html), 2017-03-15: "한화케미칼은 2019년 상업생산을 목표로 전라남도 여수시에 위치한 국가산업단지 내에 연산 5만t 규모의 석유수지 생산공장 건설한다고 밝혔다."

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