# PCG and LG Chem to build NBL plant in Johor, Malaysia

Petronas Chemicals Group (PCG) and LG Chem will build a 200,000 tons/year nitrile butadiene latex (NBL) plant at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor, Malaysia. Construction is set to start in 2021 with production scheduled to begin in 2023.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-25
- Where: Pengerang Integrated Complex, Johor, Malaysia
- Starts operating: 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 200,000 tons/year
- Products: nitrile butadiene latex
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [LG Chem](https://endata.com/companies/2456.md) (partner)
- [Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd](https://endata.com/companies/15828.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [chemorbis.com](https://www.chemorbis.com/en/plastics-news/PCG-and-LG-Chem-to-build-NBL-plant-in-Malaysia/2020/08/25/797571), 2020-08-24: "PCG said construction of the 200,000 tons/year plant will start in 2021 with production scheduled to begin in 2023."

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