Polytama Propindo Boosts Polypropylene Production Capacity to 300,000 Tons: http://industri.bisnis.com/read/20171219/257/719678/polytama-propindo-genjot-kapasitas-produksi-polypropylene-jadi-300.000-ton/19 December 2017
PT Polytama Propindo targets to increase polypropylene production capacity to 300,000 tons per year by 2019 from the previous 240,000 tons. To increase production capacity, the company spent US $ 10 million. In addition to expanding the plant, Polytama is also preparing a plan to establish a new factory, namely Polytama II, which is planned to be completed by 2020 or 2022.

Raw Materials Rise, Chemical Industry Production Costs Soared 50%: https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/market/20211203143411-19-296472/bahan-baku-naik-biaya-produksi-industri-kimia-melonjak-50/3 December 2021
The increase in raw material prices which is projected to continue until Q1-2022 is still a challenge for the recovery of the chemical industry. Chairman of the Association for Basic Inorganic Chemicals (Akida), Michael Susanto, said that the 30-100% increase in raw material prices is very burdensome for the upstream sector of the chemical industry because it increases production costs by 30-50 percent.