MOSCOW (MRC) -- US olefins producer LyondellBasell embarked a 45-day planned turnaround at its 300,000 mt/year monoethylene glycol facility in Bayport, Texas, said Plastemart, citing Platts.
A company spokeswoman declined to comment, citing company policy. LyondellBasell's turnaround marks the first in a series of planned maintenance outages among US Gulf Coast MEG producers.
Huntsman is also planning to take down one of its three Port Neches, Texas, ethylene oxide units down for a 30-day maintenance in August, which will lower MEG run rates, according to a source with knowledge of company operations. Hunstman's Port Neches MEG lines have a combined capacity of 280,000 mt/year.
Nan Ya Plastics also was heard to be planning a turnaround at its 300,000 mt/year Point Comfort, Texas plant, multiple market sources said. The company could not be reached for confirmation.
As MRC informed earlier, LyondellBasell announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the polypropylene (PP) compounding assets of Zylog Plastalloys Pvt. Ltd. (Zylog) in India.
LyondellBasell is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500. LyondellBasell manufactures products at 57 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels. Hostacom and Hifax are trademarks owned by LyondellBasell. The manufacturing facilities in India are owned and operated by Basell Polyolefins India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of LyondellBasell.
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