# Map Ta Phut Olefins lets McDermott cracker debottlenecking contract

Map Ta Phut Olefins Co. Ltd. let a contract to McDermott International Inc. for process technology to upgrade and expand an existing olefins cracker in Rayong Province, Thailand. The project will add a parallel gas cracker to increase capacity by 350,000 tonnes/year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-10-04
- Where: Rayong Province, Thailand, Thailand
- Value: $50.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 350,000 tonnes/year (20%) to 2.05 million tpy
- Products: olefins
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [McDermott International](https://endata.com/companies/2424.md)
- [Dow Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2284.md) (partner)
- [Siam Cement](https://endata.com/companies/6339.md) (partner)
- [Map Ta Phut Olefins](https://endata.com/companies/33317.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [ogj.com](https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/article/17297030/map-ta-phut-olefins-lets-contract-for-cracker-debottlenecking-expansion), 2018-10-04: "McDermott valued the overall value of the order at between $1 million and $50 million."

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