Cracker of KPIC to undergo maintenance in 2014

:: 18 Dec  2012 ::

Korea Petrochemical Industry Company (KPIC) is likely to shut operations at its cracker.

Located at Ulsan in South Korea, the cracker has ethylene production capacity of 470,000 mt/year and propylene production capacity of 230,000 mt/year.

The cracker will be taken off-stream for a maintenance turnaround in 2014 and will remain shut for around one month. The cracker is currently operating at 90% production capacity rates, according to a Polymerupdate source in South Korea.

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