# Kumho P&B Chemicals to add 200,000 t BPA capacity in Yeosu for 200 billion won

Kumho P&B Chemicals will invest 200 billion won to add 200,000 tonnes per year of BPA capacity at a new site near its Yeosu plant, raising capacity from 450,000 to 650,000 tonnes. Completion is due in the second half of 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-10-23
- Where: Yeosu, South Korea
- Value: $177.0M (200.0B KRW)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: from 450,000 to 650,000 tonnes per year
- Products: bisphenol-A (BPA)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Kumho P&B Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/4080.md)

## Sources

- [web3.newspim.com](https://web3.newspim.com/news/view/20181023000399), 2018-10-23: "금호피앤비화학은 ... 20만톤 증설한다고 23일 밝혔다."

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