MOSCOW (MRC) -- Angarsk Polymers Plant has shut down its low density polyethylene (LDPE) production for a scheduled turnaround, according to ICIS-MRC Price Report.
The plant's customers said Angarsk Polymers Plant took off-stream its LDPE production for the scheduled maintenance on 22 June. The outage will last for 30 days, the plant's annual production capacity is about 75,000 tonnes.
It should also be noted that Gazprom neftekhim Salavat intends to shut its LDPE and high density polyethylene (HDPE) production capacities for a scheduled turnaround in early July. The outage is scheduled to last for one month.
Angarsk Polymer Plant (controlled by Rosneft through OOO Neft-Aktiv) is the only petrochemical full-cycle plant in Eastern Siberia. The bulk of the produced ethylene is used by the plant for the production of LDPE, styrene monomer (SM) and polystyrene (PS). Straight-run gasoline and hydrocarbon gases, mainly produced by OAO Angarskaya NHK, are the feedstocks for the plant.
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