Thailand’s PTT shut crackers in Map Ta Phut due to power outage
Thailand’s PTT shut crackers in Map Ta Phut due to power outage
PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has abruptly shut part of its petrochemical complex in Map Ta Phut on 14 April 2021 after a thunderstorm caused a power outage. A source close to the company confirmed that several crackers on the site are now offline and it might take a week to restart these units.
Affected crackers are as follow:
|
Cracker |
Process |
Ethylene |
Propylene |
Status |
|
Combined and reported by CommoPlast |
||||
|
I1 |
Ethane |
463,000 |
- |
Offline |
|
I4 (No. 1) |
EPB/Naphtha |
515,000 |
310,000 |
Offline |
|
I4 (No. 2) |
Ethane |
400,000 |
50,000 |
Offline |
|
PTTPE |
Ethane |
1,000,000 |
25,000 |
Offline |
|
PTTGC |
Naphtha |
500,000 |
250,000 |
Offline |
It is likely that downstream PE and PP productions would also be affected by the incident, however, the company has yet to release any details.