# BASF PETRONAS Chemicals plans acrylic acid and butyl acrylate expansion in Kuantan

BASF PETRONAS Chemicals plans to expand production capacity of its acrylic acid and butyl acrylate plants at its Verbund site in Kuantan, Malaysia. The expansion is expected to come on stream by 2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-16
- Where: Kuantan, Malaysia, Malaysia
- Starts operating: 2021
- Status: announced
- Products: acrylic acid, butyl acrylate
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [BASF PETRONAS Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/29352.md)

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2018/08/p-IR-180816), 2018-08-16: "The capacity expansion is expected to come on stream by 2021."

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