# SOCAR Polymer construction on schedule for polypropylene and HDPE plants

SOCAR Polymer's polypropylene and high-density polyethylene production facilities in Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park are 70% and 45% complete respectively, with both to be operational in 2018.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-09-21
- Where: Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan
- Jobs: 3,000
- Starts operating: 2018
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 180,000 tons polypropylene/year, 120,000 tons HDPE/year
- Products: polypropylene, high-density polyethylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SOCAR-Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/19564.md)

## Sources

- [report.az](https://report.az/en/industry/work-on-socar-polymer-continues-in-line-with-schedule), 2017-09-21: "Both high polyethylene and polypropylene facilities will be put into operation next year."

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