Cheap shale gas attracts Thai petrochemical major to Ohio

PTT readies $5bn war chest to turn US into 'second home base'

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- PTT Global Chemical, an arm of Thai energy major PTT Group, has set aside $5 billion for its next five-year investment, of which around 80% will be spent on a petrochemical complex in the U.S. and acquisitions.

Chief Executive Kongkrapan Intarajang said the company is on track to make a final decision on the U.S. project by mid-2020. The process is moving as planned, including approval from U.S. authorities, environmental assessments and the choice of a construction company, the CEO said.

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