Beijing BECA to commence Lawas project early next year


Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan. - ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Beijing BECA Sci-Tech Co Ltd is expected to commence its US$5.2bil (RM24.3bil) integrated petrochemical and refinery project in Lawas, northern Sarawak, in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24).

The project’s implementation timeline has been disrupted by the movement control order to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. Construction work was originally set to start three years ago.

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