Formosa Plastics begins start-up of Texas cracker

08 April 2009 19:23  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Formosa Plastics on Wednesday said it has begun the restart of its Point Comfort olefins II cracker in Texas, which was shut down last week for maintenance.

The company said the shutdown was related to maintenance on the PGC cooler and associated equipment.

Emissions resulting from the start-up were expected to last through 10 April, Formosa said in a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

The company has two olefins units in Point Comfort.

Point Comfort olefins I has 680,000 tonnes/year of capacity, while olefins II has 816,000 tonnes/year.

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By: William Lemos
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