# HMC Polymers to build fourth PP plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand

HMC Polymers announced plans to construct its fourth polypropylene (PP) plant at the Map Ta Phut site in Rayong Province, Thailand. The new unit will have an annual capacity of 220,000 tons and is scheduled to come online by 2022. HMC has licensed LyondellBasell's Spherizone technology for the plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-06-26
- Where: Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province, Thailand, Thailand
- Starts operating: Q1 2022
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 220,000 tons per year
- Products: polypropylene (PP)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [HMC Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/40249.md)
- [LyondellBasell](https://endata.com/companies/1444.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [commoplast.com](https://www.commoplast.com/news/details/6191/English/), 2019-06-26: "Thailand's HMC Polymers has announced on 26 June 2019 that the company is planning to construct the fourth PP plant in Map Ta Phut site, Rayong Province of Thailand."
- [plasticsandrubberasia.cn](https://www.plasticsandrubberasia.cn/en/news/hmc-polymers-to-construct-fourth-pp-plant-in-rayong/), 2019-07-01: "HMC Polymers is planning to construct a fourth PP plant at its Map Ta Phut site, Rayong Province Thailand"

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