Flint Hills begins maintenance at Texas olefins plant

16 July 2009 20:12  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Flint Hills Resources (FHR) on Thursday began maintenance on a tank at its Port Arthur olefins plant in Texas, the company said in a filing with regulators.

Emissions related to the procedure were expected to last until 13 September, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

FHR declined to comment on the procedure.

The company has 621,000 tonnes/year of ethylene capacity at the site.

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