Article: CHINA: JOINT VENTURE CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR PROPOSED POLYPROPYLENE (PP) PLANT IS SAID TO BE PART OF A PLANNED $2,500,000,000 ETHYLENE COMPLEX, BP AMOCO CHEMICALS [UK] & SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICAL (SPC) [CHINA] - Order #: 115899.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

A Sino/British joint venture is currently gearing-up to implement the construction of a polypropylene (PP) plant on a fast-track basis. The partners in the planned undertaking include UK-based BP AMOCO CHEMICALS, a subsidiary of BP AMOCO PLC, and the local SHANGHAI PETROCHEMICALS (SPC).

The new factory, to be sited at Jinshan, China, is said to be part of a $2,500,000,000 ethylene complex that is being planned by BP and SPC. The decision to move ahead with the PP unit was reportedly prompted by the government's recent decision to slow- down joint venture petrochemical projects that are planned in conjunction with foreign partners.

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