Thailand’s Rayong Olefins sees no cracker turnaround in 2011

08 November 2010 08:15  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Thailand’s Rayong Olefins Co (ROC), which is taking off line its 800,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in Mab Ta Phut next week, has no plans for a turnaround in 2011, a source close to the company said on Monday.

“The cracker will be shut on the 15^th of this month. There will be no (cracker) maintenance in 2011,” said the source.

Currently, the integrated cracker is operating at 90% of its nameplate capacity, he said.

ROC is a joint venture between Thailand’s largest conglomerate Siam Cement Group and US chemical giant Dow Chemicals.

The two firms also operate a new 900,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker - Mab Ta Phut Olefins Co (MOC) - at the same site, which was started up in March this year.

Meanwhile, the MOC’s cracker is scheduled for a turnaround in 2012, the source said. No further details were available.

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