China's Pucheng restarted PE productions from maintenance, PP remain off-line

According to market sources, Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Co Ltd has restarted it’s MTO based PE unit since yesterday (28 July 2016) but currently still operating at lower rate due to some production issues. Meanwhile, it's PP unit remain off-stream due to some production issues.

Based in Shanxi, China, the company has a MTO-based PP and PE units with a production capacity of 400,000 ton/year and 300,000 ton/year respectively. The units have been shut since beginning of the month for scheduled turnaround.