# SSTPC awards EPC contract for new polycarbonate plant in Tianjin

SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co. Ltd (SSTPC) awarded the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract to build a new polycarbonate plant in Tianjin, China. The plant is expected to be operational by 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-10-26
- Where: Tianjin, China, China
- Value: $1.70B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 260,000 tons/year
- Products: polycarbonate
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SINOPEC SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Co. Ltd](https://endata.com/companies/27556.md)
- [Sinopec](https://endata.com/companies/1143.md) (partner)
- [SABIC](https://endata.com/companies/3200.md) (partner)
- [Sinopec Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/9892.md) (partner)
- [Sinopec Engineering](https://endata.com/companies/9892.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [gulfoilandgas.com](https://www.gulfoilandgas.com/webpro1/main/mainnews.asp?id=62559), 2017-10-26: "The new polycarbonate production plant is expected to be operational by 2020."
- [archives.mees.com](https://archives.mees.com/issues/1721/articles/55301), 2017-11-03: "Sabic says the polycarbonate plant will have total production capacity of 260,000 tons/year and is expected to be operational..."
- [mees.com](https://www.mees.com/2017/11/3/refining-petrochemicals/sabic-jv-awards-chinese-polycarbonate-project/417fb8a0-c0ac-11e7-aa22-a3bd53c7607d), 2017-11-03: "Sinopec Sabic Tianjin Petrochemical Company (SSTPC), a 50:50 JV grouping Sabic and Chinese state petroleum giant Sinopec, has awarded a $1.7bn engineering, procurement and construction contract for a polycarbonate plant to the latter’s subsidiary Sinopec Engineering."

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