South Korea's Lotte Chemical plans to shut PX plants
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to media sources, South Korea’s Lotte Chemical is planning to shut down both of its PX plants in Ulsan, South Korea for maintenance for about a month in October, 2018.
The company’s No 1 PX plant has a production capacity of 250,000 tons/year, while its second plant is able to produce 525,000 tons/year of PX.
The company’s No 1 PX plant has a production capacity of 250,000 tons/year, while its second plant is able to produce 525,000 tons/year of PX.
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