Lotte Chemical Titan plans maintenance shutdown at Malaysia site
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
Lotte Chemical Titan is planning to shut one of its crackers in Johor, Malaysia for maintenance works in March 2020, a source close to the company reported.
Along with the company’s No. 2 cracker, both PP lines at its Johor site will undergo maintenance works for around 25-30 days during the same time. The company’s LDPE line and one of its HDPE lines are also scheduled for turnaround activities in March for the same duration.
Lotte Chemical Titan’s combined PP production capacity in Pasir Gudang is 390,000 tons/year, LDPE production is 230,000 tons/year and HDPE production is 335,000 tons/year while its two crackers have a combined production capacity of 1.08 million tons/year.
Along with the company’s No. 2 cracker, both PP lines at its Johor site will undergo maintenance works for around 25-30 days during the same time. The company’s LDPE line and one of its HDPE lines are also scheduled for turnaround activities in March for the same duration.
Lotte Chemical Titan’s combined PP production capacity in Pasir Gudang is 390,000 tons/year, LDPE production is 230,000 tons/year and HDPE production is 335,000 tons/year while its two crackers have a combined production capacity of 1.08 million tons/year.
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