# Chandra Asri starts construction of polyethylene plant in Cilegon, Indonesia

PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical started construction of a new polyethylene plant in Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia, with a total investment of US$350 million. The plant will more than double polyethylene production capacity to 736 kilotons per annum, and is scheduled to start operations in early 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-02-05
- Where: Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia
- Value: $350.0M
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 736 kilotons per annum
- Products: high density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), metallocene LLDPE (mLLDPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical](https://endata.com/companies/21610.md)

## Sources

- [thejakartapost.com](https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2018/02/05/chandra-asri-starts-construction-of-polyethylene-plant), 2018-02-05: "Our new PE plant will be an additional source of domestic supply of PE products, replacing imports and reducing the country's foreign exchange outflow."

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