MOSCOW (MRC) -- Thailand's Map Ta Phut Olefins Company (part of SCG Chemicals) has sold two July-loading solvent-MX cargoes of 2,000 mt each after restarting its aromatics plant earlier this week, sources close to the company said late Thursday, reported Apic-online.
The plant was shut two weeks ago due to a problem with the hydrogenation unit, the source said, adding that the issue had since been resolved.
The plant was now running at "close to 100%" of capacity, the source said.
The shutdown had no impact on the plant's July production, the source said, pointing to the the two cargoes sold this week.
The plant has the capacity to produce 150,000 mt/year of benzene, 70,000 mt/year of toluene and 70,000 mt/year of mixed xylenes.
Map Ta Phut Olefins Co. is 67% owned by SCG Chemicals.
As MRC wrote previously, Siam Cement Group (SCG) Chemicals' subsidiary plans to invest in a new grade of high value added (HVA) polyethylene (PE), with commercial production beginning by the end of the year, said SCG President Chonlanat Yanaranop earlier this month. SCG plans to submit a proposal at next month's board meeting for the project, Chonlanat said. No other details were given.
SCG Chemicals is a subsidiary of SCG and is one of SCG’s 3 core businesses consisting of Chemicals, Paper and Cement-Building Materials. SCG embarked upon the chemicals business in 1989. At present, SCG Chemicals manufactures and supplies a full range of petrochemical products ranging from upstream petrochemicals such as Olefins, intermediate petrochemicals such as Styrene Monomer, PTA, and MMA, to downstream petrochemicals such as Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, and Polystyrene resins. SCG Chemicals is now one of the largest integrated petrochemical companies in Thailand and a key industry leader in the Asia-Pacific region.
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