Daesan based Hanwha Total Petrochemical Co., a 50-50 joint venture of Hanwha General Chemicals Co. and Total S.A., has started up new ethylene production capacities at its integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Daesan, South Korea (PCN, 14 Jan 2019). The $450-million project, the first in a series of three at the complex, raised ethylene capacity by 30% to 1.4-million t/y. The additional capacity will help meet local demand and supply the nearby Chinese market.The joint venture is also investing over $300-million to expand polyethylene production capacity at the site by 50% to 1.1-million t/y by the end of 2019.
