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South Korea's KPIC shut HDPE plant for turnaround

South Korea's KPIC shut HDPE plant for turnaround



According to market sources, Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co Ltd (KPIC) has shut its HDPE plant for a scheduled maintenance since early last week.

Based in Ulsan, South Korea, the HDPE plant has a production capacity of 530,000 tons/year. It is expected to remain off-stream for about 6-7 weeks.