# LG Chem to invest $278M to expand acrylic acid and SAP capacity in Yeosu

LG Chem will invest 300 billion won ($278 million) to expand acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymer production at its Yeosu plants, adding 180,000 tpy of crude acrylic acid and 100,000 tpy of super absorbent polymer, with completion targeted for the first half of 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-26
- Where: Yeosu, South Korea
- Value: $278.3M
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 180,000 tpy crude acrylic acid; 100,000 tpy super absorbent polymer
- Products: crude acrylic acid, super absorbent polymer
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [LG Chem](https://endata.com/companies/2456.md)

## Sources

- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/article/business/energy/lg-chem-to-invest-278-mln-to-increase-acrylic-acid-super-absorbent-polymer-out-idUSL4N1OQ0Y1/), 2017-12-26: "The expansion will increase the production capacity of its plants in the southwestern city of Yeosu by 180,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of crude acrylic acid to 700,000 tpy, and by 100,000 tpy of super absorbent polymer to 500,000 tpy."
- [investkorea.org](https://www.investkorea.org/ik-en/bbs/i-465/detail.do?ntt_sn=473651), 2017-12-27: "LG Chem said Tuesday that it will invest a total of 300 billion won ($278 million) to bump up the output of crude acrylic acid (CAA) and super absorbent polymer (SAP) at its plant in the southern part of the country."

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