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Chandra Asri Petrochemical / Equity Bottom-Up

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Dominant Market Position with Integrated Operations: Chandra Asri is Indonesia's largest and sole integrated petrochemical producer, operating the country's only naphtha cracker. This provides a significant competitive advantage through economies of scale and control over the value chain, from upstream olefins to downstream polyolefins and other chemical products.</li>
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Strategic Expansion to Capture Domestic Growth: The company is embarking on a major expansion with its second petrochemical complex (CAP2), which is expected to nearly double its production capacity. This expansion is strategically timed to capitalize on Indonesia's significant petrochemical deficit and the government's push for industrial self-sufficiency, aiming to reduce reliance on imports.</li>
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Challenging Financial Performance Amidst Industry Headwinds: Despite its strong market position, Chandra Asri has faced financial headwinds, reflected in negative net income and operating cash flow in recent years. The broader Southeast Asian petrochemical industry is grappling with oversupply, particularly from China and the Middle East, and margin pressures due to volatile feedstock prices.</li>
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Dominant Market Position with Integrated Operations: Chandra Asri is Indonesia's largest and sole integrated petrochemical producer, operating the country's only naphtha cracker. This provides a significant competitive advantage through economies of scale and control over the value chain, from upstream olefins to downstream polyolefins and other chemical products.
  
Strategic Expansion to Capture Domestic Growth: The company is embarking on a major expansion with its second petrochemical complex (CAP2), which is expected to nearly double its production capacity. This expansion is strategically timed to capitalize on Indonesia's significant petrochemical deficit and the government's push for industrial self-sufficiency, aiming to reduce reliance on imports.
  
Challenging Financial Performance Amidst Industry Headwinds: Despite its strong market position, Chandra Asri has faced financial headwinds, reflected in negative net income and operating cash flow in recent years. The broader Southeast Asian petrochemical industry is grappling with oversupply, particularly from China and the Middle East, and margin pressures due to volatile feedstock prices.
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Primer: Chandra Asri Petrochemical (TPIA IJ) - Sep 2025