MOSCOW (MRC) -- South Korean petrochemical company LG Chemical is likely to shut a polypropylene (PP) plant for maintenance turnaround, reported Apic-online.
A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant is likely to be shut in late March 2015. It is expected to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located at Daesan in South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 600,000 mt/year.
As MRC informed before, LG Chemical is also likely to shut its ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) plant for maintenance turnaround in end March 2015. It is likely to remain off-stream for around three weeks. Located at Daesan in South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 140,000 mt/year.
Besides, LG Chem has recently unveiled its plans to shut down a styrene monomer (SM) plant for a one-month maintenance turnaround in South Korea in March 2015. Located in Daesan, South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 180,000 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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