Qatar's Ras Laffan Olefins may shut cracker on tech issues
01 October 2010 07:29 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Ras Laffan Olefins Co (RLOC) may shut its 1.3m tonne/year ethane cracker in
“We heard the cracker could be shut for a few weeks in October,” said one source.
Company officials were not immediately available for comment.
The cracker, which came on stream in March this year, is jointly owned by Q-Chem (53%) and Qatofin (46%), with Qatar Petroleum owning the remaining 1%.
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