Jg summit petrochemicals group jgspg consists of jg summit petrochemical. It will also be able to supply other plants which are presently relying on imports to sustain their local operations. The company shut the plant in october for maintenance and expansion works to raise the nameplate capacity to 480,000 tpy. Jg summit petrochemical corporation, batangas city. Feb 12, 2018 jg summit petrochemical corporation is currently the countrys largest manufacturer of polyethylene and polypropylene resins, while its affiliate company, jg summit olefins corporation, owns and operates the first and only naphtha cracker plant in the philippines. It has also bought a 30,000tonne naphtha cargo from a western trading house this week for early july arrival. Jg summit is the sole naphtha cracker operator in the philippines and will. The new pe plant will be able to produce high performance bimodal and metallocene products, which are currently imported and enjoy premium pricing over unimodal grades. Jg summit petrochemicals group jg summit to expand sole. Olefins corporation jgsoc operates the countrys first naphtha cracker facility. Capacity expansion planned for philippines sole naphtha. Production at the polyethylene pe and polypropylene pp plants will also increase.
Jgspg has a 250hectare fully integrated, worldclass manufacturing complex in brgy. Jg summit petrochemicals group jg summit holdings, inc. Jg summit olefins corporation jgsoc operates the first and only naphtha cracker plant in the country, which produces the olefin raw materials ethylene and. Jg summit naphtha cracker plant ready by 2014 inquirer business. Marvin lhester javier panel engineer dcs control room. Philippines jg summit naphtha unit restarts after extended. Jg summits naphtha cracker plant starts singapore reuters the philippines jg summit petrochemical corp. Jg summit olefins corporation jgsoc operates the first and only naphtha cracker plant in the philippines. Jun 30, 2014 the operation of the gokongweiled jg summit petrochemical corp. Manilaphilippine conglomerate jg summit holdings inc. Linde philippines signs long term contract with jg summit. Moscow mrc jg summit petrochemical, a major petrochemical. Jg summit olefins corporation jgsoc operates the first and only naphtha cracker plant in the country, which produces the olefin raw materials ethylene and propylene used as feedstock by jgspcs polymer plants.
Jg summit naphtha plant violates environmental laws emb. The existing polypropylene pp plant will also expand its production capacity by. Naphtha cracker plant in batangas city the jg summit petrochemicals group complex is located 120 km south of metro manila, in barangay simlong. Initial startup and commissioning activities of process and utility system. The naphtha cracker will be expanded to produce 50% more ethylene and 50 kta of additional propylene, to be consumed respectively by the new bimodal pe plant and the expanded pp plant. Jgspg consists of jg summit petrochemical corporation jgspc the largest manufacturer of polyolefins in the philippines and the first and only integrated pe and pp resin manufacturer in the country and jg summit olefins corporation jgsoc the company that operates the first and only naphtha cracker plant in the philippines.
In may 2008, however, the company revised the project with a new commercial operation target of january 2012. The naphtha cracker, which is also expected to produce 190,000 tonnes of propylene, is slated to start up in june 20, with commercial operations to begin five to six months after, said the second company source. Dec 21, 2009 originally, the gokongweis had proposed to start commercial operation of its naphtha cracker plant in 2008 when they registered the project with the board of investments in 2005 under jg summit petrochemical corp. Jg summit starts turnaround at its pp plant in philippines market.
Jg summit petrochemicals 320,000 tonnes per year tpy cracker, which was started up on june 8, is currently operating at about 70 percent to 80 percent of its capacity and the company will. Jg summit petrochemical corporation batangas city local. Downstream of the cracker is jgspcs pe and pp polymerization facility which benefits from the consistent supply of ethylene and propylene. The plant produces 320,000 tons of ethylene and 190,000 tons of propylene annually through naphtha cracking. The second is the expansion of our polypropylene plant. Mar 09, 2020 jg summit olefins operates a 320,000 tonnes per year tpy naphtha cracker, the only such unit in the philippines.
The crackers products also include pygas and mixed c4, which are currently 100% exported. A 6week turnaround has been scheduled for mid2019, at which point all critical tiein activities must be completed. Gokongwei said will focus on expanding its naphtha cracker plant and polypropylene facilities. The naphtha cracker plant is seen to allow back integration with jg summits existing polyethylene pe and polypropylene pp facilities which have so far imported ethylene and propylene inputs.
Sep 10, 2015 meanwhile, the jg summit olifins corporation jgsoc is the operator of jg summit holdings naphtha cracker plant which supplies byproducts to jg summit petrochemical corporation jgspc, its sister company, which in turn produces polyethelene, a main raw material in producing plastic wrappers, plastic containers, and other plasticbased. Pioneer team for precommissioning and commissioning of jg summit naphtha cracker plant first naphtha cracker plant in philippines. Jg summit said in its report that the local plastics industry would tremendously benefit from this pioneering project. Meanwhile, gokongwei said that by investing to build the first naphtha cracker plant in the country, jg summit will have a steady source of olefins for its petrochemical plants. Jg summit is the sole naphtha cracker operator in the philippines and will continue to operate the facility during the construction phase. Lance gokongwei, president and chief operating officer of jg summit said, by investing to build the first naphtha cracker plant in the country, jg summit will have a steady source of olefins for its petrochemical plants. Naphtha cracker plant jg summit petrochemicals group. Jgspc, as the size of the philippine market is too small to justify a naphtha cracker. Philippines jg summit to build new hdpe plant, expand pp. Jg summit said it secured fiscal and other incentives from the board of investments for the project, which includes facilities that will annually. Jgs expanding petrochemical plant manila bulletin business. Jg summit petrochemicals group jgspg consists of jg summit petrochemical corporation jgspc and jg summit olefins corporation jgsoc which are both wholly owned subsidiaries of jg summit holdings, inc jgshi. Jgspc in batangas city was temporarily put on hold after its naphtha cracker plant in the city broke down, causing a big fire. Jg summit petrochemicals has capacities of 160,000 tonnesyear of high density pe hdpe.
Jgsoc na pagaari rin ng jg sumit holdings ng pamilya ni manufacturing ang retailing tycoon john gokongwei jr. Pathik pandya shift team leader, naphtha cracker operation. The philippine economy continues to be quite buoyant. Jg summit the online edition of pahayagang balikas. Fire suspends operation of petrochem plant inquirer news. Jg summit olefins corporation uses lummus technology and operates the first and only naphtha cracker plant in the philippines.
Singapore reuters the philippines jg summit petrochemical corp. Jgspc lets contract for batangas expansion, upgrade oil. Jg summit naphtha cracker plant to start in early 2014. The cracker s products also include pygas and mixed c4, which are currently 100% exported. Jg summit petrochemicals group employs highly competent, motivated and dedicated employees who will be contributors to the attainment of our vision to become the market leading, preferred supplier of innovative worldclass petrochemical products and solutions in the philippines. Commission jg summit olefins corporation naphtha cracker plant.
Jg summit naphtha cracker plant this project, ordered by the philippines jg summit olefins corporation, has drawn attention as the countrys first naphtha cracker project. Jg summit olefins operates a 320,000 tonnes per year tpy naphtha cracker, the only such unit in the philippines. Jg summit plans 28% capex rise focused on petrochemical. Nasa loob ng naturang petrochemical complex ang nagiisang naphtha cracker plant sa bansa na nakarehistro sa ilalim ng jg summit olefins corp. Jg summit imports ethylene and propylene to feed into its polymer plants. A new polyethylene plant, to produce 250 kta of bimodal and metallocene pe using double loop slurry polymerization technology.
Batangas priests lead fight vs coalfired power plant. Jg summit s naphtha fed steam cracker at batangas can produce 320,000mtyear of ethylene, 190,000 mtyear of propylene, 216,000 mtyear ofpyrolysis gasoline and 110,000 mtyear of mixed c4. The jg summit petrochemicals group complex is located 120 km south of metro manila, in barangay simlong, batangas city, overlooking the scenic batangas bay. May 18, 2000 however, due to the limitations of the domestic market, the country can host only a single naphtha cracker plant to supply between 500,000 to 600,000 metric tons in annual production. Prysmian, first contract with jg summit petrochemicals group. Ph said tuesday it will build a new petrochemical plant at its complex just south of manila as well as expand its naphtha cracker plant. Mar 26, 2018 jg summit is a new client for prysmian group in a market like the philippines, with huge projected growth in the petrochemical and lng front for the near future.
The company shut the plant in october for maintenance and expansion works to. Petrochemical industry roadmap by homer maranan, apmp. Shift team leader, naphtha cracker operation sa jg summit olefins corporation ltd the maharaja sayajirao university of baroda tingnan ang profile tingnan ang mga badge ng profile. The city councils committee on the environment is deliberating. The projects will increase the naphtha cracker capacity by 50 percent.
Jg summit annual report 2018 jg summit petrochemicals group. Nov 16, 2017 nasa loob ng naturang petrochemical complex ang nagiisang naphtha cracker plant sa bansa na nakarehistro sa ilalim ng jg summit olefins corp. Jg summit is the holdings company of the gokongwei group, which also owns and operates a naphtha cracker plant in batangas city. Petrochem consortium to set up naphtha cracker plant in.
At present, jgspg has a 250hectare fully integrated, worldclass manufacturing complex that houses the naphtha cracker plant and the polymers plant. Jg summit naphtha cracker plant ready by 2014 inquirer. Jg summit president lance gokongwei said that the facility will produce resins for the philippine market, as well as for export to china and vietnam. Sebastian, senior vice president at jg summit holdings inc.
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