Panjin Ethylene restarts 50,000 t/year ABS plant

06 October 2008 11:05  [Source: ICIS news]

SHANGHAI (ICIS news) --- China Panjin Ethylene has restarted its 50,000 tonnes/year acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plant during the Golden week holidays, said a company source on Monday.

 

The plant is running between 60-70% currently, and on-spec material is expected to produced within a few days, the source said, declining to reveal the exact date of restart.

 

The ABS plant had been shut down for about 50 days since mid-August.

 

Output loss during the shutdown period was pegged at around 6,000 tonnes.

 

Panjin Ethylene is a subsidiary of Liaoning Huajin Chemical, located at Panjin city in northeastern Liaoning province.

 

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