# DL Chemical completes 20,000-ton polybutene expansion in Yeosu

DL Chemical completed a 20,000-ton expansion of its polybutene (PB) plant in Yeosu, South Korea, investing about 26 billion won. The company's total PB capacity increased from 200,000 to 220,000 tons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2023-12-04
- Where: Yeosu, South Jeolla, South Korea
- Value: $20.0M (26.0B KRW)
- Starts operating: 4 Dec 2023
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 20,000 tons per year (total 220,000 tons per year)
- Products: polybutene (PB), high-reactivity PB
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [DL Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/55405.md)

## Sources

- [biz.heraldcorp.com](https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/3273458), 2023-12-04: "PB 사업은 탁월한 제품 경쟁력을 갖춘 핵심 사업"
- [yna.co.kr](https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20231204088100003), 2023-12-04: "DL케미칼은 여수 산업단지 내 위치한 폴리부텐(PB) 2공장에 2만t 규모의 증설을 완료하고 본격적인 증산에 돌입했다고 4일 밝혔다."

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