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Production Capacity for Major Petrochemicals
(As of December, 2009) (in thousand tons per year)
*1 Includes L-LDPE, EVA
*2 GP-HI
(As of December, 2009) (in thousand tons per year)
| Product | Capacity | |
| Ethylene | 7,279 | |
| Benzene | 6,659 | |
| Toluene | 2,317 | |
| Xylene | 7,804 | |
| Para-xylene | 3,979 | |
| Low-density Polyethylene *1 | 2,372 | |
| High-density Polyethylene | 1,285 | |
| Polypropylene | 3,268 | |
| Polystyrene *2 | 854 | |
| Polyvinyl Chloride | 2,156 | |
| Ethylene Oxide | 907 | |
| Acrylonitrile | 722 | |
| Pure Terephthalic Acid | 1,342 | |
| Caprolactam | 541 | |
| Synthetic Rubbers | SBR | 625 |
| BR | 262 | |
| Styrene Monomer | 3,278 | |
| Vinyl Chloride Monomer | 3,515 | |
| Acetaldehyde | 429 | |
| Acetic Acid | 574 | |
*2 GP-HI
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