Media: Nghi Son to delay commercial run at new petchem complex

According to media reports, Vietnam’s Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical might delay the commercial production at the new refinery and petrochemical complex to 2018, several months from the initial schedule of third quarter this year. However, the company would still conduct test run at the plant by October this year, source close to the company informed.

Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical is a joint venture project between Japan's Idemitsu Kosan (35.1%), Kuwait Petroleum International (35.1%), PetroVietnam (25.1%) and Mitsui Chemicals (4.7%).

The plant is able to process 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and produce 370,000 tons/year of PP, 680,000 tons/year of PX and 200,000 tons/year of benzene.