LG Petchem restarts Yeochun phenol/acetone unit
09 May 2006 12:49 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS news)--LG Petrochemical, the South Korean producer, resumed production at its phenol-acetone plant on Monday as planned after a five-week maintenance shutdown, a company source said on Tuesday.
The 290,000 tonne/year facility at Yeochun, which was shut on 1 April, has since the start-up produced on-spec material and was likely to operate at full capacity by the end of the week, he added.
By: Yeow Pei Lin
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