THAI PLASTIC CHEMICALS

Chetanachan W Sookkho D Sutthitavil W Chantasatrasamy N Sinsermsuksakul R Thai Plastic Chemicals... 

Other leading Asian based suppliers are Mitsubishi Gas Chemicals with capacity totalling 140,000 tpa, Idemitsu Petrochemicals (100,000 tpa in Taiwan with joint venture partner Formosa Plastics), Thai Polycarbonate (60,000 tpa), Asahi Kasei/Chi Mei (50,000 tpa), Sumitomo (50,000 tpa), and Sam Yang Kasei (50,000 tpa). 

Other POM producers in Asia include Japanese company Asahi with production capacity of 55,000 tpa, Chan Chung (20,000 tpa), Formosa Plastics (25,000 tpa), LG Chem (15,000 tpa) and Thai Polyacetal. Thai Polyacetal is a 74 26 joint venture between Mitsubishi Gas Corp and TOA Chemicals. In 2001, it announced plans to expand production of POM at the Mab Ta Phut, Thailand, site from 20,000 to 45,000 tpa by 2003. 

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