Oman’s OQ Chem shut PP plant on unexpected technical issue

According to market sources, OQ Chem has unexpectedly taken its PP plant in Liwa Plastics Industries Complex (LPIC), Oman offline this week due to a technical issue following seawater backflow.

The PP plant consists of three production lines with a combined capacity of 300,000 tons/year would remain shut for two weeks. 

Meanwhile, the company’s 880,000 tons/year PE plant is not affected by the incident.