Malaysia’s Petlin to shut LDPE plant for maintenance

Petlin Malaysia Sdn Bhd is planning to take its sole LDPE plant in Kertih, Malaysia off-stream for scheduled maintenance in August 2019. The company has yet to fix the exact date, however, a source close to the producer said that the overhaul is about three months later than usual.

The 250,000 tons per annum plant is expected to remain off-line for 45 days. More update would be published once it becomes available.

Meanwhile, the 200,000 tons/year HDPE/LLDPE swing plant, which operates by Petronas might not be affected by any maintenance work this year.