# Lotte Chemical plans capacity expansion at Yeosu cracker

Lotte Chemical plans to renovate its 1 million tons/year naphtha cracker in Yeosu, South Korea, expanding capacity to 1.2 million tons/year following a maintenance shutdown from September 21 to October 31, 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-20
- Where: Yeosu, South Korea, South Korea
- Starts operating: Nov 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.2 million tons/year (naphtha cracker)
- Products: naphtha cracker products, HDPE
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Lotte Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2025.md)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/S-Korea-s-Lotte-plans-capacity-expansion-at-Yeosu-cracker/2017/09/20/700893), 2017-09-19: "The company also aims to renovate its 1 million tons/year naphtha cracker by expanding the capacity to 1.2 million tons/year following the maintenance."

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