Versalis declares force majeure on LLDPE c6 from Dunkirk
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to the official distributors from the company, Versalis has declared force majeure on LLDPE c6 output from its Dunkirk site, France on September 28 following a technical glitch that occurred on September 20.
The date for the restart of the plant has not been revealed at the time of publication. According to the sources, the plant may not be restarted before December.
Market sources also reported that Versalis completed a maintenance shutdown at its LDPE plant at Dunkirk. The company owns two LDPE lines at the site with respective capacities of 170,000 tons/year and 440,000 tons/year.
The date for the restart of the plant has not been revealed at the time of publication. According to the sources, the plant may not be restarted before December.
Market sources also reported that Versalis completed a maintenance shutdown at its LDPE plant at Dunkirk. The company owns two LDPE lines at the site with respective capacities of 170,000 tons/year and 440,000 tons/year.
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