BASF to start up Texas olefins cracking furnace

22 August 2008 17:24  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--BASF/Atofina said on Friday it would start up cracking furnace number nine at its Port Arthur olefins complex in Texas.

The company said the unit has been down due to a “baffling project on the SCR system” per a regulatory filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). More details were not provided.

Under the filing the process is scheduled to be completed on 27 August.

BASF/Atofina’s capacity in Port Arthur is 936,000 tonnes/year.

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By: William Lemos
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