# SOCAR Polymer starts up polypropylene plant in Sumgait, Azerbaijan

SOCAR Polymer LLC started up a 180,000-tonne/year polypropylene plant in Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, Azerbaijan, built by Maire Tecnimont. The project also includes a 120,000-tpy HDPE plant under construction.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-07-18
- Where: Sumgait Chemical Industrial Park, near Baku, Azerbaijan
- Value: $500.0M
- Starts operating: 18 Jul 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 180,000 tonnes/year polypropylene
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [SOCAR-Polymer](https://endata.com/companies/19564.md)
- [Maire Tecnimont](https://endata.com/companies/8164.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [strategeast.org](https://www.strategeast.org/socar-polymer-plant-constructed-by-italian-maire-tecnimont-opens-in-azerbaijan/), 2018-07-19: "The 180,000-tonne/year PP plant, which officially opened on July 18, will enable Azerbaijan to produce technological polymers with reduced environmental impacts."

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