Shell to begin turnaround at Deer Park, Texas cracker next week

25 September 2009 17:48  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Shell plans to take its Deer Park OP-2 cracker in Texas offline next week for a planned turnaround, market sources said on Friday.

A Shell spokesperson confirmed the information but declined to give details, citing company policy.

Shell’s OP-2 cracker has 587,000 tonnes/year of ethylene capacity.

The company has a second cracker in Deer Park, OP-3, with capacity of 862,000 tonnes/year.

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By: William Lemos
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