Hanwha Chemical plans phased turnarounds for PE plants in 2010

30 November 2009 15:26  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--South Korea’s Hanwha Chemical plans to carry out phased shutdowns for maintenance work at its polyethylene (PE) plants next year, a company source said on Monday.

Some of Hanwha’s low density polyethylene (LDPE) facilities at Yeosu and Ulsan were scheduled for full or partial shutdowns of more than 10 days in May, October and November, it said.

Its No 3 linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant at Yeosu will be shut for 11 days in May and for 12 days October, the source said.

The producer’s supplies were expected be tight around the maintenance periods, but it would manage its inventories in line with the turnaround schedule to prevent severe supply disruptions, the source said.

Hanwha Chemical is a key exporter of LDPE and LLDPE to China, which is the world’s largest PE importer.

Location, product	Capacity tonne/year	Shutdown period
Ulsan, LDPE	87,000	Oct – 10 days
Yeosu, LDPE No 1 (module 1)	165,000	Nov – 13 days
Yeosu, LDPE No 1 (module 2)		April – 4 days Nov – 13 days
Yeosu, LDPE No 2	120,000	May – 13 days Oct – 5 days
Yeosu, LLDPE No 1	118,000	March – 3 days July – 3 days Oct – 8 days
Yeosu, LLDPE No 2	106,000	March – 7 days May – 3 days June – 3 days Oct – 4 days
Yeosu, LLDPE No3	155,000	March – 8 days May – 11 days Oct – 12 days

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