S Korea's Hanwha to shut LDPE, LLDPE plants
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
S Korea’s Hanwha is planning to shut its two LDPE and two LLDPE plants due to a planned maintenance, sources reported.
Accordingly, the company’s LDPE plants in Ulsan with production capacities of 80,000 tons/year and 40,000 tons/year will be shut in late October for about a month and two weeks, respectively.
Meanwhile, the company’s 130,000 tons/year LLDPE plant in Yeosu will remain offline in October for about 10 days while the 110,000 tons/year LLDPE plant will be shut in November for about two weeks, sources said.
Accordingly, the company’s LDPE plants in Ulsan with production capacities of 80,000 tons/year and 40,000 tons/year will be shut in late October for about a month and two weeks, respectively.
Meanwhile, the company’s 130,000 tons/year LLDPE plant in Yeosu will remain offline in October for about 10 days while the 110,000 tons/year LLDPE plant will be shut in November for about two weeks, sources said.
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