# GS E&C wins $231 million order for polypropylene plant in Thailand

GS Engineering & Construction secured a 275.5 billion-won ($231 million) order from HMC Polymers Co. to build a polypropylene plant at Map Ta Phut in Rayong Province, Thailand. The plant will have an annual capacity of 250,000 tons and is expected to take about 35 months to complete.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-09-10
- Where: Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province, Thailand, Thailand
- Value: $231.0M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 250,000 tons per annum
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [GS Engineering & Construction](https://endata.com/companies/1049.md)
- [HMC Polymers](https://endata.com/companies/40249.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [koreaherald.com](https://www.koreaherald.com/article/2099282), 2019-09-10: "GS Engineering & Construction, a major builder in South Korea, said Tuesday it has secured a 275.5 billion-won ($231 million) order for a petrochemical plant construction project in Thailand."
- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/all/8977918), 2019-09-11: "GS E&C said Wednesday it won an order from Thailand’s HMC Polymers Co. to build a polypropylene plant capable of 250,000 tons per year"
- [pulse.mk.co.kr](https://pulse.mk.co.kr/news/english/8977918), 2019-09-11: "GS E&C said Wednesday it won an order from Thailand’s HMC Polymers Co. to build a polypropylene plant capable of 250,000 tons per year"

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