Colombia's state oil company Ecopetrol plans to increase its sales of petrochemicals to 2.7 mln tpa in 2015, from 169,000 tons in 2007, at a projected investment of US$4 bln.
Polyethylene production will be boosted to 900000 tpa from the current 50000 tpa. Polypropylene production will be boosted to 720000 tpa. Butadiene and styrene butadiene production will be boosted to 685000 tpa. Aromatics production will rise to 395000 tpa from 129000 tpa.
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