LG Chem shuts down IPA line in S Korea

06 May 2008 11:27  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--LG Chem, South Korea’s largest isopropanol (IPA) producer, has shut down its 45,000 tonne/year No 1 line to connect its facility systems, a company official said on Tuesday.

The unit was taken offline last Friday and was expected to resume operations in early June, about the same time that a new 55,000 tonne/year No 2 line would come on stream, he added.

"We can’t sell any quantity during May but exports could be possible from mid-June," the official said.

The producer had said earlier that it would be linking up its existing and upcoming IPA lines to its storage tank during this period.

Unlike the No 1 line, which produces IPA using propylene, the second line would use acetone as feedstock.

Both lines are located in Yeocheon in South Korea.

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By: Peh Soo Hwee
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