BASF, Shell start project<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones): BASF South East Asia Pte. Ltd., a unit
\nof German chemical giant BASF and Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte.
\nLtd., a unit of Royal\/Dutch Shell Group, Tuesday broke ground for
\na US$500 million petrochemical manufacturing plant on Jurong
\nIsland in Singapore.<\/p>\n
The styrene monomer and propylene oxide plant is the product
\nof a 50:50 manufacturing joint venture between the two companies
\nunder the name Basell Eastern Pte. Ltd.<\/p>\n
Officials said the plant will be the largest of its kind in
\nAsia and will have an annual production capacity of 250,000
\nmetric tons of propylene oxide and 550,000 tons of styrene. The
\nplant is scheduled to begin operations in the second half of
\n2002.<\/p>",
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