PTA: BP, Mitsui Confirm Plans for Indonesia Expansion.(PT Ami considers building purified terephthalic acid plant)(Brief Article)

PT AMI, a joint venture owned 50% by BP, 45% by Mitsui Chemicals, and 5% by Mitsui & Co., has started a feasibility study for a second world-scale purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in Indonesia (CW, Aug 15, p. 17). PT Ami operates a 425,000-m.t./year unit at Merak that it …