colombia sector profile petrochemicals www proexport com co inversion chemicals plastics rubber dirección de información comercial subdirección análisis inversión the chemical plastic and in has great investment potential because of its market size international competitiveness low barriers we want to invite investors become important players this participating two strategic projects expansion cartagena refinery development an olefin polyethylene petrochemical complex located colombian atlantic coast 2 industry a opportunity cpr comprises 1 126 companies had gross production value us 5 705 million 2003 equivalent 18 8 percent share industrial production1 consists following basic it includes manufacturing organic products inorganic gases coloring materials dry ice alcohol containers sulfuric acid fertilizers nitrogen compounds primary form synthetic other including pesticides