PetChem to build Asia's largest advanced chemical recycling plant

From left: Rita Rahayu Omar, Mutiara Etnik Director; Sharifah Zarina Syed Hashim, PCG Head of Corporate Investment, Governance & Services; Ying Staton, Plastic Energy VP Asia/Chief Sustainability Officer; Mohd Yusri Mohamed Yusof, PCG MD/CEO; Carlos Monreal, Plastic Energy CEO; Datuk Sazali Hamzah, PETRONAS Downstream EVP/CEO; Datuk Surendran Menon, Mutiara Etnik MD; and Yaacob Salim, PCG Head of Strategic Planning & Ventures; at the signing ceremony

KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd said it will construct Asia's largest advanced chemical recycling plant in Pengerang, Johor, with a capacity of 33 kilotonnes per annum (ktpa).

The plant is targeted to be operational by the first half of 2026, the petrochemicals group said in a statement.