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PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk, operating as Chandra Asri Group, is a leading provider of energy, chemical, and infrastructure solutions in Southeast Asia. Headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, the company maintains primary operations in Indonesia with key assets in Singapore following recent strategic acquisitions. It is publicly listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TPIA.
The company pioneered Indonesia's petrochemical industry as the first to operate a naphtha cracker and maintains the country's largest integrated petrochemical complex. Its chemical segment produces olefins, polyolefins, styrene monomer, butadiene, and other downstream products serving packaging, automotive, construction, agriculture, and electronics sectors. A major ongoing project is the Chlor-Alkali and Ethylene Dichloride (CA-EDC) plant in Cilegon, Banten, developed through subsidiary PT Chandra Asri Alkali, with commercial operations targeted for 2027 to support domestic supply and reduce imports.
Chandra Asri Group has diversified into energy through the 2025 acquisition of Aster Chemicals and Energy (formerly Shell Energy and Chemicals Park in Singapore) in partnership with Glencore, along with the Esso-branded retail fuel network in Singapore acquired from ExxonMobil. Infrastructure activities include ports, storage tanks, logistics, water management, and power generation via PT Chandra Daya Investasi. The group employs over 4,000 people and holds national vital object status in Indonesia.
Ownership is led by PT Barito Pacific Tbk (approximately 34.63%), SCG Chemicals (30.57%), and PT Top Investment Indonesia (15%), positioning it as a major regional player with substantial production capacities exceeding 4 million tons per year of chemical products.
Also known as PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk, PT Tri Polyta Indonesia, TPIA, and Chandra Asri Pacific.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving Chandra Asri Group, of which 2 are active.
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USD>800M CA‑EDC plant at 80% completion; main equipment being installed; start planned for 2027; capacities 827 kt caustic soda and 500 kt EDC with significant import substitution and export potential.
Coral cover rose from 32.8% in 2020 to 60.5% in 2026 after transplanting 125 fragments of endangered and critically endangered corals onto repurposed concrete structures.
Construction of a Chlor‑Alkali and EDC plant is 72% complete; operations targeted for 2027 and Phase II planned with a $1bn investment.
CA‑EDC now 66% complete and entering jetty and storage tank construction to support 827 kt/year caustic soda and 500 kt/year EDC; operations targeted Q1 2027.
Joint investment will fund local Caustic Soda and EDC capacity to cut import reliance and support downstream industrialisation.
Chlor‑alkali/EDC plant hits 50% construction and aims for commercial start in Q1 2027; capacity 827,000 t caustic soda and 500,000 t EDC with import substitution and export value.
IDR 15 trillion CA-EDC complex with 400kt caustic (solid)/827kt liquid and 500kt EDC yearly; 3,250 jobs; completion targeted for 2027; 2025 capex USD 350–400m.
Designated a National Strategic Project, the CA‑EDC complex will cost IDR 15 trillion and produce 400,000 t caustic soda and 500,000 t EDC per year.
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