# ABB wins contract to electrify JG Summit petrochemical plant expansion in Philippines

ABB has secured a contract from JG Summit Petrochemical to design and supply a complete plant electrification system for the expansion of its petrochemical plant in the Philippines. The expansion will increase ethylene capacity by 50% to 480,000 tpa and add a new bimodal polyethylene plant.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2018-10-30
- Where: Philippines, Philippines
- Status: announced
- Capacity: ethylene 480,000 tpa, propylene 240,000 tpa, polyethylene 250,000 tpa, polypropylene 300,000 tpa
- Products: ethylene, propylene, polyethylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [ABB](https://endata.com/companies/1547.md) (supplier)
- [JG Summit Petrochemical Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/30739.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [nsenergybusiness.com](https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/contracts/abb-power-jg-summits-petrochemical-plant/), 2018-10-30: "It’s great news that JG Summit Petrochemical has chosen ABB as its partner for this important project."

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