# OQ starts polyethylene production at Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex

OQ's Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex in Sohar, Oman, started maiden production of polyethylene. At full capacity, the unit will add 880,000 tons per year of polyethylene and 300,000 tons per year of polypropylene.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-06-11
- Where: Sohar Port, Oman, Oman
- Value: $6.70B
- Starts operating: 11 Jun 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 880,000 tons per year of polyethylene and 300,000 tons per year of polypropylene
- Products: polyethylene, polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [OQ](https://endata.com/companies/47269.md)

## Sources

- [theenergyinfo.com](http://www.theenergyinfo.com/news_detail.php?news=ktXHj8g7iWs8Ttw1kJs7its4jZk6), 2020-06-11: "Oman’s multibillion dollar Liwa Plastics Industrial Complex (LPIC), started production of polyethylene, over the weekend, marking the maiden production of this key commodity in the Sultanate."

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