# INEOS and SINOPEC form HDPE joint venture in Tianjin

INEOS and SINOPEC will launch a 50:50 joint venture to build a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Tianjin with a 500,000 tonne capacity per year, expected to be in production from 2023.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-08-01
- Where: Tianjin, China
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 500,000 tonnes per year
- Products: high-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [INEOS](https://endata.com/companies/9807.md) (partner)
- [China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Group)](https://endata.com/companies/53632.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [soci.org](https://www.soci.org/news/2022/7/ineos-signs-deal-with-chinese-petroleum-and-chemical-corporation), 2022-08-01: "INEOS and SINOPEC will launch a 50:50 joint venture to build a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Tianjin with a 500,000 tonne capacity per year."

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