Thailand’s IRPC eyes cracker restart in early Dec

20 November 2008 10:18  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Thailand's petrochemical major IRPC plans to restart its 350,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in Rayong in early December following a three-week shutdown, a source close to the company said on Thursday.

The cracker, which was taken offline on 10 November due to weak polymer demand, was expected to run at 70-80% rates next month to meet its downstream needs, he added.

IRPC’s cracker had been operating at a rate of around 75% prior to the shutdown.

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