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Thailand’s PTT shut crackers in Map Ta Phut due to power outageThailand’s PTT shut crackers in Map Ta Phut due to power outage |
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PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has abruptly shut part of its petrochemical complex in Map Ta Phut on 14 April 2021 after a thunderstorm caused a power outage. A source close to the company confirmed that several crackers on the site are now offline and it might take a week to restart these units.
Affected crackers are as follow:
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Cracker |
Process |
Ethylene |
Propylene |
Status |
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Combined and reported by CommoPlast |
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I1 |
Ethane |
463,000 |
- |
Offline |
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I4 (No. 1) |
EPB/Naphtha |
515,000 |
310,000 |
Offline |
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I4 (No. 2) |
Ethane |
400,000 |
50,000 |
Offline |
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PTTPE |
Ethane |
1,000,000 |
25,000 |
Offline |
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PTTGC |
Naphtha |
500,000 |
250,000 |
Offline |
It is likely that downstream PE and PP productions would also be affected by the incident, however, the company has yet to release any details.
Country
Thailand
