# Ulsan Polypropylene breaks ground on 400,000 t/yr PP plant in South Korea

Ulsan Polypropylene Co., a joint venture between PolyMirae Company and SK Advanced, broke ground on a new polypropylene plant in Ulsan, South Korea. The plant will have a capacity of 400,000 tons/year and is scheduled to start up in May 2021.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-10-23
- Where: Ulsan, South Korea
- Starts operating: May 2021
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 tons/year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Ulsan Polypropylene Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/36370.md)
- [LyondellBasell](https://endata.com/companies/1444.md) (supplier)
- [Polymirae](https://endata.com/companies/32725.md) (partner)
- [SK Advanced](https://endata.com/companies/32726.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/PolyMirae-and-SK-Advanced-JV-breaks-ground-on-new-PP-plant-in-South-Korea/2019/10/23/776333), 2019-10-22: "Scheduled for a start-up in May 2021, the new plant will be one of the largest of its kind across Asia."

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