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South Korea's KPIC to shut HDPE for turnaround

South Korea's KPIC to shut HDPE for turnaround



According to market sources, Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co Ltd (KPIC) is planning to shut its HDPE unit in October 2016 for a brief maintenance.

Based in Ulsan, South Korea, the HDPE unit has a production capacity of 530,000 ton/year. It is likely to remain off-stream for 8-10 days.