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Production Capacity for Major Petrochemicals
(As of December, 2010)  (in thousand tons per year)
Product Capacity
Ethylene 7,216
Benzene 6,713
Toluene 2,318
Xylene 7,808
Para-xylene 3,935
Low-density Polyethylene   *1 2,322
High-density Polyethylene 1,335
Polypropylene 3,329
Polystyrene   *2 906
Polyvinyl Chloride 2,115
Ethylene Oxide 907
Acrylonitrile 726
Purified Terephthalic Acid 1,221
Caprolactam 501
Synthetic Rubbers SBR 594
BR 269
Styrene Monomer 3,278
Vinyl Chloride Monomer 3,515
Acetaldehyde 289
Acetic Acid 574
*1 Includes L-LDPE, EVA
*2 GP-HI