Company name	Region	Location	Material	Capacity kt	Expansions planned; kt
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Americas	Channelview, Texas	Polyols	145
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Americas	Bayport, Texas	PO	552	Bayer has 'right to buy' 730 ktpa of PO
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Americas	Channelview, Texas	PO	509
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Asia-Pacific	Chiba, Japan	PO	150
Bayer AG	Asia-Pacific	Taiwan	Polyether polyols	34	Former Lyondell unit
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Europe	Fos sur Mer, France	PO	200
Bayer AG	Europe	Fos sur Mer, France	Polyether polyols	136	Former Lyondell unit
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Europe	Botlek, NL	PO	245
Lyondell Petrochemical Co	Europe	Maasvlakte, NL	PO	285	By 2000
Bayer AG	Europe	Rieme, Belgium	Polyether polyols	75	Former Lyondell unit
Bayer AG	Asia-Pacific	Indonesia	Polyols	34	Former Lyondell unit
Asahi Electrochemical	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	30
Asahi Electrochemical	Asia-Pacific		Polyester polyols	6
Asahi Glass	Asia-Pacific		PO	80
Asahi-Olin	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	60
Atochem SA	Americas	Channelview, Texas	Poly BD	?
Atochem SA	Europe	Lavera, France	Poly BD	4
Basell	Europe	Moerdijk, NL	PO	250	50/50 JV with BASF/Shell
BASF Group	Americas	Geismar, LA	Polyether polyols	195	Total with W'dotte - see also Basell entries
BASF Group	Americas	Wyandotte, MI	Polyether polyols	195	Total with Geismar
BASF Group	Americas	Lerma, Mexico	Polyether polyols	50	55 in 2001; JV with Polioles SA de CV (50:50)
BASF Group	Europe	Schwarzheide, Germany	Polyether polyols	100
BASF Group	Europe	Schwarzheide, Germany	Polyester polyols	55
BASF Group	Europe	Zingonia, Italy	Polyester polyols	45
BASF Group	Europe	Antwerp, Belgium	Polyether polyols	135
Bayer AG	Europe	Apichem SpA, Mussolente, Italy	Polyol systems
Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku	Asia-Pacific		polyether polyols	18
Dainippon Ink & Chemicals	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	14.4
Dow Chemical	Americas	Freeport, Texas	PO	630
Dow Chemical	Americas	Freeport, Texas	Polyether polyols	450
Dow Chemical	Americas	Plaquemine, Louisiana	PO	285
Dow Chemical	Americas	Sarnia, Canada	Polyether polyols	68
Dow Chemical	Americas	San Lorenzo, Argentina	Polyether polyols	35
Dow Chemical	Americas	Dow Quimica SA, Aratu, Brazil	PO	90
Dow Chemical	Americas	Dow Quimica SA, Guaruja, Brazil	Polyether polyols	95
Dow Chemical	Americas	Dow Quimica SA, Cartagena, Colombia	Polyether polyols	15
Dow Chemical	Asia-Pacific	Altona, Australia	Polyether polyols	42
Dow Chemical	Asia-Pacific	Map Ta Phut, Thailand	Polyether polyols	18
Dow Chemical	Asia-Pacific	Taiwan	Polyether polyols	25
Dow Chemical	Asia-Pacific	Ningbo, China	Polyether polyols	20
Dow Chemical	Europe	Stade, Germany	PO	230
Dow Chemical	Europe	Zwindrecht, Holland	Polyether polyols	50
Eastman Chemical Co	Americas	Conroe, Texas	Polyether polyols (toll)	?
Dow Chemical	Europe	Terneuzen, Holland	Polyether polyols	260
Dow Chemical	Europe	Antwerp, Belgium	Polyether polyols	50
Dow Chemical	Europe	Tarragona, Spain	Polyether polyols	58
EniChem Polimeri	Europe	Priolo, Italy	PO	100
EniChem Polimeri	Europe	Priolo, Italy	Polyether polyols	80
EniChem Polimeri	Europe	Tertre, Belgium	Polyether polyols	50
Hannam Chemical Co	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	20
Hoocker SA	Europe	Barcelona, Spain	Polyester polyols	3
Hoocker SA	Europe	Barcelona, Spain	Polyester polyols	12
Huntsman Chemical Corp	Americas	Port Neches, Texas	PO	300
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Americas	Geismar, LA	Polyether polyols	?
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Americas	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Systems / Polyether polyols
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Asia-Pacific	Botany, Australia	Polyether polyols / Polyesters	?
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Asia-Pacific	Ennore, India	Polyether polyols blending
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Asia-Pacific	Tokuyama, Japan	Polyester polyols	?
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Asia-Pacific	Kuan Yin, Taiwan	Polyether polyols / MDI systems
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Europe	Wilton, UK	Polyether polyols / Intermediates / Systems	?
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Europe	Rozenburg, NL	Polyether polyols	20
Huntsman Polyurethanes	Europe, S. Africa	AECI, S Africa	Polyether polyols	20
Kao Corp	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	8
Korea Polyol Co	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	40
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Chiba, Japan	Polyether polyols	85
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Nagoya, Japan	PO	85
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Nagoya, Japan	Polyether polyols	16
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Nagoya, Japan	Polyether polyols	5
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Chiba, Japan	Compounds	36
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Nagoya, Japan	Compounds	10
Mitsui Toatsu	Asia-Pacific	Nagoya, Japan	Prepolymers	10
Nihon Oils and Fats	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	9
Nihon Oxirane	Asia-Pacific		PO	123
Polyurethane Specialties	Americas	Lyndhurst NJ	Polyesters	9
Pronor Petroquimica	Americas	Camarçari, Brazil	Polyether polyols	2.5
Repsol Quimica SA	Europe	Puertollano, Spain	Polyester polyols	50
Sanyo Chemical Inds	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	45
Shell Chemicals	Asia-Pacific	Singapore	PO	70	See also Basell entries
Shell Chemicals	Asia-Pacific	Singapore	Polyols	45
Shell Chemicals Europe	Europe	Carrington, UK	Polyols	45
Shell Chemicals Europe	Europe	Foxhol, NL	Polyols	7
Shell Chemicals Europe	Europe	Moerdijk, NL	PO	140
Shell Chemicals Europe	Europe	Pernis, NL	Polyols	140
Shell Chemicals Europe	Europe	Pernis, NL	Polyols	45	On stream 1998
Showa Denko	Asia-Pacific		PO	35
Tai Chin Chem Ind Co	Asia-Pacific	Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Polyester polyols	3
Texaco Chemical Co	Americas	Port Neches, Texas	PO	300	Sold to Huntsman
Thai PU Ind Co	Asia-Pacific	Rayong, Thailand	Polyether polyols	24
Toho Chiba Chemical	Asia-Pacific		Polyether polyols	10
Tokuyama Soda	Asia-Pacific		PO	30
Unichema	Europe	Gouda, NL	Polyester polyols	10
Witco SA	Europe	St Pierre les Elbeuf, France	Prepols	'several kt'
Yukong Ltd	Asia-Pacific	Ulsan, Korea	PO	140
Basell	Asia-Pacific	Seraya, Singapore	PO	250	By H2, 2002