Qapco to restart 400,000 t/yr LDPE plant early July
25 June 2010 02:56 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Qatar Petrochemical Co (Qapco) is expected to restart its 400,000 tonne/year low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant in Mesaieed, Qatar, in early July after a two-week maintenance shutdown, a source close to the company said on Thursday.
"The plant was shut last week," the source said.
Qapco is one of the regular LDPE suppliers to
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