Pertamina to build $200m paraffin plant

State-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina plans to construct a US$200 million plant to produce paraffin at its Dumai refinery.

Pertamina president director Ari Soemarno said on Tuesday that Pertamina may seek partners to construct the plant, which will have a capacity of producing 150,000 metric tons of paraffin a year.

The project is expected to be completed by 2012, he said.

Paraffin is mixed with naphtha and used as a raw material for petrochemicals and used to make lubricants and candles. (godang)