Fire hits China’s Maoming Petchem hydrotreater
17 April 2008 04:29 [Source: ICIS news]
The fire was put out around 18:00 local time (10:00 GMT), but it was unclear when the hydrotreater could be restarted, the official from the local work safety bureau said on Thursday.
Maoming Petrochemical could not be immediately reached for comment.
A hydrotreater removes sulphur from refined oil products. The company, a Sinopec subsidiary, operates a 13.5m tonne/year refinery and produces nearly 1m tonnes of ethylene annually.
Clive Ong contributed to this article.
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