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Asia sees fewer naphtha cracker maintenance schedules in 2019Asia sees fewer naphtha cracker maintenance schedules in 2019 |
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The Asian market is witnessing fewer maintenance shutdown schedules among naphtha cracking operators in the region in 2019 with no report of overhauls in Thailand and Singapore at the time is report is published.
The following table detailed out the maintenance schedules at major operators in Asia:
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Plant Name |
Location |
C2 Capacity |
C3 Capacity |
Shutdown Date |
Shutdown Duration |
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Borouge 3 |
Abu Dhabi, UAE |
1,500,000 |
- |
Jan-19 |
60 days |
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Hanwha Total Petrochemical |
Daesan, South Korea |
1,100,000 |
860,000 |
27-Mar-19 |
45 days |
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LG Chem |
Daesan, South Korea |
940,000 |
450,000 |
Early March 19 |
30 days |
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KPIC |
Onsan, South Korea |
800,000 |
500,000 |
Apr-19 |
30 days |
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YNCC |
Yeochun, South Korea |
860,000 |
450,000 |
May |
30 days |
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Idemitsu |
Chiba, Japan |
414,000 |
- |
Q2 19 |
30 days |
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Keiyo Ethylene |
Chiba, Japan |
768,000 |
400,000 |
Q3 19 |
30-45 days |
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Formosa |
Mailiao No 2 |
1,030,000 |
515,000 |
Q3 19 |
30-45 days |
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Chandra Asri Petrochemical |
Cilegon, Indonesia |
840,000 |
470,000 |
Q3 2019 |
30 days |
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Petronas Chemicals Olefins |
Kerteh, Malaysia |
600,000 |
- |
Aug 19 |
50-60 days |
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Lotte Chem |
Daesan, South Korea |
1,000,000 |
500,000 |
Dec-19 |
28 days |
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Most of the shutdown concentrating in South Korea this year with Hanwha Total Petrochemical is planning to expand the ethylene production capacity by 310,000 tons/year to 1.41 million tons from the existing output.
Country
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
Thailand
