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Thai Polyethylene Co., Ltd. (TPE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of SCG Chemicals Co., Ltd. (SCGC), established in 1983 as SCGC's dedicated polyethylene producer and one of the earliest downstream petrochemical operations in Thailand. The company holds the distinction of being the first polyethylene wax producer in Southeast Asia, reflecting its pioneering role in the region's plastics industry.

TPE operates a multi-train polyethylene complex at Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Mueang District, Rayong Province, producing a broad slate of PE grades including LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, MDPE, and specialty products such as ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and polyethylene wax. Products are marketed under the SCGC brand and serve downstream applications including packaging films, pipes, cable insulation, injection moulding, and extrusion.

A significant milestone in TPE's history came in 2013, when ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing agreed to license its proprietary tubular tail technology to TPE, in order to debottleneck and retrofit the autoclave reactor at the LDPE plant. This was the first-ever installation of ExxonMobil's tubular tail technology on an autoclave reactor originally developed by ICI, and it raised LDPE capacity from 100 KTA to 152 KTA while reducing energy consumption by up to 20%, with construction completed in 2016.

As part of SCGC's long-term sustainability strategy, TPE's site at Map Ta Phut has been identified as the location for a planned bio-based polyethylene facility, developed in partnership with Brazil's Braskem through a joint venture announced in August 2023. The plant, with a targeted capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year, is designed to produce bio-ethylene from sugarcane-derived feedstock, marking TPE's transition toward green polymer production.