Thailand’s PTT plans to shut PE plants and cracker in 2017
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to market sources, Thai PTT is planning to shut its 400,000 tons/year LLDPE, 800,000 tons/year HDPE and 300,000 tons/year LDPE plants for maintenance in March 2017 for about two weeks. However, the exact dates of the maintenance work has not been confirmed yet.
Meanwhile, the company is also planning to shut its No 2 mixed-feed cracker from May to June 2017. The cracker with a capacity of 700,000 tons/year is expected remain offline for 40 days, sources said.
Meanwhile, the company is also planning to shut its No 2 mixed-feed cracker from May to June 2017. The cracker with a capacity of 700,000 tons/year is expected remain offline for 40 days, sources said.
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