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ProfessorGAC

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10. Yeah, I Saw That

Reply to Demixs (Reply #9)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 08:34 PM

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Seems a little low for a greenfield construction project.
While I was still working the company built a greenfield fatty acid plant near Kuala Lampur.
It was big, but still under 20% the size of a petro refinery.
It was over $600 million 11 years ago.
Plus, I was considering infrastructure for shipping, pipelines, and so on.
I think it will be higher than $3.5 billion but still in 10 digits, not 12.

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