# AGC Vinythai breaks ground on expansion at Map Ta Phut 1 Plant in Thailand

AGC Vinythai held a groundbreaking and first pile driving ceremony for the expansion project at its Map Ta Phut 1 Plant in Rayong, Thailand. The project will increase VCM and PVC capacity by 400,000 tons, with start of operation scheduled for the first half of 2025.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-01-17
- Where: Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand
- Starts operating: Q1 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 400,000 tons per year of VCM and PVC
- Products: Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM), Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [AGC Vinythai](https://endata.com/companies/63922.md)

## Sources

- [agcvinythai.com](https://agcvinythai.com/2023/02/02/agc-vinythai-holds-groundbreaking-and-first-pile-driving-ceremony-of-expansion-project-in-map-ta-phut-1-plant-2/), 2023-02-02: "The start of operation is scheduled in the 1 st half of 2025 with the capacity of Vinyl Chloride Monomer (VCM) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) are increasing by 400,000 tons."

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