Thailand’s PTT mulls over several scheduled maintenance in Q1-2020
Thailand’s PTT mulls over several scheduled maintenance in Q1-2020
Ethylene Propylene
It is reported that Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical Public Co Ltd is planning several shutdowns at its petrochemical complex in Map Ta Phut in the first quarter of 2020.
The company might take two of its naphtha/mixed feed crackers offline for 35-40 days while there are no planned maintenances at other cracker units. The number 1 and number 2 cracker have a combined capacity of 915,000 tons of ethylene per annum.
|
Unit |
C2 Capacity |
C3 Capacity |
Shutdown Date |
Duration |
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Combined and reported by CommoPlast |
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Cracker No. 1 |
515,000 |
310,000 |
Late Jan 2020 |
40 days |
|
Cracker No. 2 |
400,000 |
50,000 |
Mid Jan 2020 |
35 days |
In conjunction with the overhaul at the upstream plant, PTT might also take several downstream PE units off-line. These schedules are shown in the following table:
|
Unit |
Capacity |
Shutdown Date |
Duration |
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Combined and reported by CommoPlast |
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|
HDPE (No. 2) |
300,000 |
Late Jan 2020 |
15 days |
|
LDPE |
400,000 |
Early Feb 2020 |
15 days |
|
LLDPE (No. 1) |
400,000 |
Mid Jan 2020 |
20 days |