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Milestones of Singapore Petrochemical Complex



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Jun 1976 Start of site formation work on Pulau Ayer Merbau by the Singapore Government, through the Jurong Town Corporation.
Aug 1977 Incorporation of Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited, (PCS).
Dec 1977 Completion of the site formation work on Pulau Ayer Merbau.
Apr 1980 Incorporation of Phillips Petroleum Singapore Chemicals (Private) Limited (PPSC).
May 1980 Incorporation of The Polyolefin Company (Singapore) Private Limited (TPC).
July 1980 Start of construction works of PCS on Pulau Ayer Merbau.
Sep 1980 Incorporation of Denka Singapore (Private) Limited (DSPL).
Apr 1982 Incorporation of Ethylene Glycols (Singapore) Private Limited (EGS).
Feb 1984 Start-up of PCS, PPSC, TPC and DSPL plants.
Feb 1985 Start-up of EGS Plant
Mar 1985 Official Opening of the Petrochemical Complex.
Sep 1985 Incorporation of Ethoxylates Manufacturing Private Limited
Aug 1986 Incorporation of Tetra Chemicals (Singapore) Private Limited (TCS).
Jun 1987 Start-up of TCS MTBE Plant.
Dec 1987 Start-up of EMPL Plant.
Feb 1989 Incorporation of Kureha Chemicals (Singapore) Private Limited (KCS).
Oct 1989 Shell's participation in PCS.
Nov 1990 Start-up of KCS Plant.
Feb 1993 Start-up of EGS' EOD Plant
Feb 1994 Incorporation of Seraya Chemicals Singapore Private Limited (SCSL).
Mar 1994 Announcement of Complex Expansion by PCS, TPC, PPSC, DSPL & SCSL
Apr 1994 Award of Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts for PCS II project.
Sep 1994 Signing of PCS II Financing agreements.
Aug 1994 Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Complex II companies on Pulau Ayer Merbau.
Dec 1995 Announcement of a VAM plant by Celanese Singapore Pte Ltd (CSPL) on Pulau Sakra.
Jul 1996 Announcement of Sumitomo Chemical's (SMAG) joint venture plants on Pulau Sakra.
Apr 1997 Start-up of Complex II.
Dec 1997 Official Opening of Complex II
Mar 1999 Road link between Jurong Island and Mainland.
Jun 2000 Start-up of PCS/Shell Condensate Splitter Unit on Pulau Bukom.
Feb 2001 Incorporation of Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte Ltd
Apr 2003 Start-up of Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte Ltd.
Apr 2005 Ground-Breaking Ceremony for PCS Metathesis Plant
May 2006 Start-up of PCS Metathesis Plant
Nov 2006 Official Opening of PCS Metathesis Plant

 

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