NewsFlashFlint Hills to close Texas cracker
06 November 2008 16:18 [Source: ICIS news]
HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Flint Hills Resources (FHR) will close its Odessa olefins cracker in Texas, the company said on Thursday.
FHR capacity in Odessa is 348,000 tonnes/year.
The company said the shutdown is scheduled for the first half of 2009.
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