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ExxonMobil Chemical to build 2nd Singapore cracker

Tue Sep 4, 2007 10:31pm EDT

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NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil Chemical, a unit of Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), said on Tuesday that it would build a second steam cracker complex in Singapore, located and integrated with its existing Singapore site.

The new petrochemical project will include a 1 million tonne-per-year ethylene steam cracker, as well as several other units and a 200 megawatt power cogeneration plant.

Project start-up is expected in early 2011, the company said.

(Reporting by Ed Leefeldt)

(Editing by Ben Tan; edward.leefeldt@reuters.com. Reuters Messaging: edward.leefeldt.reuters.com@reuters.net 1 646 223 6315))


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