Singapore's PCS to shut No 2 cracker for maintenance in July '11

29 October 2010 09:58  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore plans to shut its 650,000 tonne/year No 2 naphtha cracker in Ayer Merbau for turnaround in late July 2011, said a source close to the company on Friday.

The scheduled maintenance shutdown was expected to last around a month, the source said.

PCS operates another 450,000 tonne/year No 1 naphtha cracker at the same site, which is not slated for any maintenance next year, the source added.

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