Mar 29, 2024 3:04 a.m.

Emergency shutdown at China's Zhenhai PE, MEG plants

Emergency shutdown at China's Zhenhai PE, MEG plants

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According to market sources, Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Company has unexpectedly shut its HDPE/LLDPE swing plant and MEG plant due to technical glitches on its ethylene unit yesterday.

Based in Zhenhai, China, the plant has a 450,000 tons/year HDPE/LLDPE plant and 650,000 tons/year MEG plant. Both plants are expected to shut for 7 days. Meanwhile, the company's 620,000 tons/year styrene plant and 500,000 tons/year PP plant are running at reduced rate. A source closed to the company informed that they are currently outsourcing propylene temporarily to continue production at lower rate.

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