Kumho Petrochem, to build S-SBR, EPDM plants in Korea - report

ERJ staff report (DS)

Seoul, Korea -- Reports from Korea say that South Korea's Kumho Petrochemical and some of its subsidiaries are to build plants to make S-SBR and EPDM and other chemicals at a facility in Yeosu, Korea.

Analysts Platts said that Kumho Petrochem, announced a plan today (Wed 27 July) to invest KRW 880 000 million (euro 577 million) to build a 60 kt/year S-SBR plant and a 60 kt/year EPDM plant in Yeosu.

Other plants will include bisphenol-A and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI). The company did not break out investments for each separate plant.

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S Korean Kumho Petrochemical to spend $837 mil on new plants (includes S-SBR, EPDM) in Yeosu

Platts (Korea)

Kumho Petrochemical to invest W880b in Yeosu

Korea Herald (Korea)