Repsol has declared force majeure on supplies of polypropylene (PP) after a technical issue resulted in the shutdown of its PP2 unit in Tarragona, Spain, said Petrochemical-news.
The company has two PP production plants at the site with capacities of 190,000 tonnes/y and 200,000 tonnes/y. The affected unit mainly produces PP copolymer grades. An expected restart date and other details were not given.
We remind, Repsol will nearly double the production capacity of its Reciclex recycled polyolefins with a new production line at its Puertollano Industrial Complex in Spain. The company will invest EUR 26 M to install a new 25,000 tonnes/y production line for polyolefins with mechanically recycled plastic content. Repsol currently has 16,000 tonnes/y of Reciclex polyolefins capacity.
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