Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. plans to build an ABS compounding plant in Foshan, Guangdong province. The Foshan factory, slated for completion by 2010, will be Kumho's seventh plant in China and serve the automotive and electronics industries.
Media reports say the plant's initial capacity will be 10,000 tons of ABS compounds in 2010, with plans to reach 50,000 tons by 2015 and 100,000 tons by 2018.