PCS shuts down No 1 BTX plant for turnaround

15 July 2008 09:05  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Aromatics producer Petrochemical Corp of Singapore (PCS) shut down its No 1 plant producing benzene, toluene and mixed xylenes (BTX) over the weekend as planned, said a company source on Tuesday. 

 

The Jurong island-based unit was taken offline for a scheduled turnaround and is expected to restart production on 24-25 August, he added.

 

The No 1 plant was the smaller of the company’s two aromatics plants and produced around 100,000 tonnes/year of benzene, 50,000 tonnes/year of toluene and 28,000 tonnes/year of solvent grade xylene, the source said.

 

PCS, along with Singapore’s ExxonMobil, Thailand’s IRPC and Indonesia’s TPPI are some of the key aromatics producers in southeast Asia.

 

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By: Mahua Chakravarty
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