# Lotte Chemical completes PC and MeX expansions in Yeosu and Ulsan

Lotte Chemical has completed expansion of its polycarbonate (PC) plant in Yeosu (110,000 tonnes/year) and its meta-xylene (MeX) plant in Ulsan (200,000 tonnes/year), with a total investment of KRW 367.5 billion. Commercial production is expected in the first half of 2020.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-12-29
- Where: Yeosu and Ulsan, South Korea
- Value: $315.0M (367.5B KRW)
- Starts operating: Q1 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: PC: 110,000 tonnes/year; MeX: 200,000 tonnes/year
- Products: polycarbonate, meta-xylene
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Lotte Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/2025.md)

## Sources

- [etoday.co.kr](https://www.etoday.co.kr/news/view/1839184), 2019-12-29: "3675억 원 투자한 증설라인 공사 완료…내년 상반기 본격 상업생산"

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