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Malaysia’s petrochemical sector has contributed significantly to the development of local downstream plastic processing activities. Malaysia is one of the largest plastics producers in Asia, providing a steady supply of feedstock materials for the plastic processing industry with world-scale petrochemical (resin) plants.

The following set of data gives an overview of Malaysia’s petrochemical industry

A) Production, Import, Export and Consumption of Raw Material in Malaysia

B) Nameplate capacity for raw materials in Malaysia in 2009

C) SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR POLYOLEFINS

    •   LDPE
    •   LLDPE
    •   HDPE
    •   PP

D) SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR PVC

E) MALAYSIAN SM CAPACITY & DEMAND

F) Malaysian Styrenic Derivative Supply & Demand 2005-2011

G) Synthetic Rubber Consumption (‘000 MT)

A) Production, Import, Export and Consumption of Raw Material in Malaysia Product Unit: KTPA 2007 2008 2009 2010 % Change +/- Ethylene Production 1,581 1,686 1,617 1,505 -0.04% Import 10 10 - - -100% Export 101 136 140 90 -32% Consumption 1,498 1,536 1,477 1,415 -3% Propylene Production 839 870 867 808 0.3% Import 33 40 25 8 0% Export 78 97 95 50 -2% Consumption 765 811 797 744 -5% Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top   B) Nameplate capacity for raw materials in Malaysia in 2009 Product Company Location Capacity (kmtpa) Ethylene Ethylene Malaysia Sdn Bhd   400 Optimal Olefins (M) Sdn Bhd   600 Titan Chemicals Corp. Bhd   730 Total Ethylene   1,730 Propylene Optimal Olefins (M) Sdn Bhd   95 Titan Chemicals Corp. Bhd   520 MTBE (M) Sdn Bhd   380 Shell (FCC)   140 Total Propylene   1,135 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top   C) SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR POLYOLEFINS   LDPE         Unit : KTA Product 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E Supply Production 470 480 465 458 475 Import 20 11 24 20 15 Export 490 491 489 478 490 Demand Production 110 113 124 125 140 Import 380 366 347 353 350 Export 490 479 471 478 490 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA)   LLDPE         Unit : KTA Product 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E Supply Production 55 60 57 65 78 Import 195 210 238 234 286 Export 250 270 295 299 364 Demand Production 250 270 294 296 360 Import 0 0 1 3 4 Export 250 270 295 299 364 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA)   HDPE         Unit : KTA Product 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E Supply Production 462 505 481 505 490 Import 190 196 161 160 170 Export 652 701 642 665 660 Demand Production 460 480 472 480 440 Import 190 221 170 180 220 Export 650 701 642 660 660 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA)   PP         Unit : KTA Product 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E Supply Production 440 450 417 488 480 Import 80 85 98 92 80 Export 520 535 515 580 560 Demand Production 315 340 343 352 360 Import 200 195 172 200 200 Export 515 535 515 552 560 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top   D) SUPPLY AND DEMAND FOR PVC (Unit: 1,000MT)   2006 2007 2008 2009 2010E Capacity 280 280 280 280 280 Production 240 250 245 250 250 Domestic Demand 160 160 160 150 160 Balance 80 90 85 100 90 Import 40 35 30 20 20 Net Inventory 120 125 115 120 110 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top   E) MALAYSIAN SM CAPACITY & DEMAND               Unit : KMts YEAR 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Demand 334 322 300 302 325 330 350 Capacity 240 240 240 240 240 240 240 Balance -94 -82 -62 -62 -85 -90 -110 Import 144 146 135 102 140 144 180 Export 40 34 32 37 37 34 37 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top   F) Malaysian Styrenic Derivative Supply & Demand 2005-2012 Derivative Producer Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 PS Demand 148 137 108 106 107 109 109 105 Capacity Idemitsu 140 140 140 132 110 110 110 110 Balance -8 3 32 26 3 1 1 5 ABS Demand 94 98 103 90 80 85 90 107 Capacity Toray 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 220 Balance 126 122 117 130 140 135 130 113 EPS Demand 35 38 32 33 33 34 34 34 Capacity BASF 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 75 Balance 40 37 43 42 42 41 41 41 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top   G) Synthetic Rubber Consumption (‘000 MT)   2007 2008 2009 Malaysia 129 133 138 Source: Country Report from Malaysia, Malaysian Petrochemicals Association (MPA) back to top