Brunei Petrochemical Complex Home for Methanol and Ammonia Plants

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). The development of the Sungai Liang industrial park in Brunei Darussalam marks a period of industrial expansion and diversification for the Southeast Asian island state. The 217-hectare site will be home to a number of world-class export oriented plants. Site preparation is now underway on the site, which is adjacent to the existing Mukim Liang gas refinery in the Belait district.

The Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) has contracted local company Galfar to clear and level the site, construct perimeter security fencing, construct temporary access roads, build permanent drainage to prevent flooding of the site and create a permanent road junction to connect the new access road to the existing coastal road. The infrastructure work will be completed in 18 months.

A number of large-scale petrochemical projects will be established at the site. One of the first will be a methanol plant to be developed by the Brunei Methanol Company in a joint venture consisting of the Petroleum Brunei Petrochemical Company (PBPC) and Japanese partners Industrial Info Resources (IIR) provides marketing communication services ranging from industrial database solutions to market forecasting, custom analytics, and specialty promotions that support high-level image campaigns. Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company (NYSE:JP:4182 ) (Tokyo, Japan) and Itochu Corporation (NYSE:JP:8001 ) (Tokyo). An MoU (memorandum of understanding) has been signed between PBPC and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation on the projects financing and technology transfer. When fully operational the $400 million plant will have an annual capacity of 850,000 tons of methanol. Mechanical construction of the plant is scheduled to be completed in early 2009 with commercial operation due to start later in the year.

Ongoing discussions with foreign investors cover a range of projects for the new industrial park. An ammonia and urea plant is the source of interest for Australia and Japanese investors. Reports say that if this project is approved it would be the largest fertilizer plant in the world with 2,500 tons of urea per day destined for export markets in Asia. Another project under discussion with potential investors from Malaysia is a biodiesel production plant with the oil palm feedstock to come from Sabah, Sarawak and Kalimantan in Indonesia. Local palm oil plantations are being expanded at a rapid rate with a view to meeting biodiesel demand. If the entire current project that have been mooted are initiated it will bring investments worth $1.5 billion to Brunei.

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