Crude units to be shut by Formosa for maintenance turnaround

:: 6 Aug  2013 ::

Formosa Petrochemical is in plans to shut two crude units for maintenance at its Mailiao refinery.

A Polymeurpdate source in Taiwan informed that an 80,000 bpd vacuum distillation unit (VDU) and 84,000 bpd residual fluid catalytic cracking unit (RFCC) are planned to be taken off-stream. The units are likely to be shut in October 2013. They are expected to remain off-stream for around three weeks.

The Mailiao refinery in Taiwan operated by Formosa Petrochemical has a crude processing capacity of 540,000 bpd.

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