Basell Orlen restarts PP, PE plants in Poland
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to a source close to the company, Basell Orlen Polyolefins, a joint venture between LyondellBasell and PKN Orlen, has restarted its LDPE, HDPE and PP plants in Plock, Poland.
The restart was slated to take place by around mid-November following the shutdown that started in early October.
Nevertheless, the company is currently running the plants at very low rates and may not reach full capacity before the first half of December, according to the source.
The PP plant has a production capacity of 400,000 tons/year, while HDPE and LDPE plants have respective production capacities of 320,000 tons/year and 100,000 tons/year.
The restart was slated to take place by around mid-November following the shutdown that started in early October.
Nevertheless, the company is currently running the plants at very low rates and may not reach full capacity before the first half of December, according to the source.
The PP plant has a production capacity of 400,000 tons/year, while HDPE and LDPE plants have respective production capacities of 320,000 tons/year and 100,000 tons/year.
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