Emergency shutdown at Iran's BCCO PE plant

According to market sources, Iran's Bakhtar Commercial Company (BCCO) has unexpectedly shut its PE plant over the weekend due to technical glitches.

Based in Mahabad, Iran, the 300,000 tons/year LLDPE/HDPE swing plant is expected to remain off-stream for 20 days. Sources closed to the company informed that the plant was mainly producing LLDPE grade before shutdown.