# Japan Polypropylene and IRPC start up PP compounding plant in Thailand

Japan Polypropylene and its 50:50 joint venture partner IRPC of Thailand started commercial operations at a 140,000 tonnes/year polypropylene compounding plant in Chonburi Province, Thailand. The plant is fed directly from an upstream 300,000 tonnes/yr PP polymerization plant.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-05
- Where: Chonburi Province, Thailand
- Starts operating: 5 Aug 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 140,000 tonnes/year
- Products: polypropylene compounds
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Japan Polypropylene Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/23977.md)
- [IRPC](https://endata.com/companies/45724.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [plasticstoday.com](https://www.plasticstoday.com/compounding/inline-pp-compounding-plant-starts-up-in-thailand), 2020-08-05: "The compounding plant is fed directly with raw material from a 300,000-tonnes/yr PP polymerization plant located upstream."

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