Mar 29, 2024 7:29 p.m.

Thailand’s SCG mull over maintenance shutdown at cracker

Thailand’s SCG mull over maintenance shutdown at cracker

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Market sources reported that Map Ta Phut Olefins Co Ltd, an affiliate of SCG Chemical is planning to take its naphtha cracker off-stream in late April 2020 for maintenance. The company has not set the exact date, however, expect the cracker to remain shut for 45 days.

Map Ta Phut Olefins Co Ltd operates a naphtha cracker that is able to produce 900,000 tons/year of ethylene and 500,000 tons/year of propylene.  

SCG Chemical also has another affiliate that operates upstream operations, Rayong Olefins Co. There has not been any report on maintenance shutdown at this company.

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Thailand