China's Sinopec Wuhan PC starts maintenance at refinery, PP unit

31 March 2010 07:45  [Source: ICIS news]

GUANGZHOU (ICIS news)--Wuhan Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Chinese petrochemical giant Sinopec, started maintenance on its 5m tonne/year No 2 refinery and its 100,000 tonne/year polypropylene (PP) unit on 29 March, the company said on Wednesday.

Included in the maintenance turnaround that would last 28 days is the company's 800,000 tonne/year catalytic cracker, the company said in a statement.

Its 108,000 tonne/year aromatics unit at the site was running normally, said a company source.

Wuhan Petrochemical, which is based in China's central province of Hubei, is currently building an 800,000 tonne/year naptha cracker due for completion in 2013.

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