MOSCOW (MRC) -- LG Chem, South Korean petrochemical company, is in plans to take off-stream its butadiene (BD) plant for maintenance turnaround, reported Apic-online.
A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant is planned to be shut in March 2015. It is likely to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located in Daesan, South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 145,000 mt/year.
As MRC informed previously, on October 15, 2014, LG Chemical took off-stream an aromatics plant in South Korea for maintenance turnaround. It will remain off-stream till end-November 2014. Located at Yeosu in South Korea, the plant has a benzene capacity of 240,000 mt/year, toluene capacity of 100,000 mt/year and solvent-grade MX capacity of 55,000 mt/year.
LG Chem Ltd., often referred to as LG Chemical, is the largest Korean chemical company and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. According to ICIS report, it is 15th biggest chemical company in the world in 2011. It has eight domestic factories and global network of 29 business locations in 15 countries. LG Chem is a manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of petrochemical goods, IT&E Materials and Energy Solutions.
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