BP reports unplanned outage of Gelsenkirchen 4 cracker

28 September 2009 11:19  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--BP Refining and Petrochemical’s (BPRP) No 4 cracker at its Gelsenkirchen site in Germany has tripped because of a technical problem, a company source said on Monday.

“The cracker went down on Saturday [26 September],” the source said, adding that it would be down until “at least Sunday [4 October]”. 

Reduced operating rates were possible once the cracker had been brought back online, but this would depend on the extent of furnace damage caused by the forced shutdown, according to the source.

The cracker, which is one of two operated by BPRP at the Gelsenkirchen site, is capable of producing 515,000 tonnes/year ethylene and 260,000 tonnes/year propylene, according to ICIS plants and projects.

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By: Nel Weddle
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