NewsFlashSingapore's PCS No1 cracker down on power failure
16 April 2009 10:20 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Petrochemical Corp of Singapore (PCS) has shut its No1 cracker located on Jurong Island earlier this morning due to a power failure, sources close to the company said on Thursday.
The No1 naphtha cracker, which produces 475,000 tonnes/year of ethylene, is expected to resume normal operations by 18 April.
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