China’s Maoming Petchem restarts No1 cracker after maintenance

07 January 2011 06:09  [Source: ICIS news]

SHANGHAI (ICIS)--China's Maoming Petrochemical, a subsidiary of Sinopec, has restarted its 380,000 tonne/year No 1 cracker on 5 January, after it was shut for maintenance, the petrochemical major said in a statement on Friday.

The cracker was restarted a day earlier than originally scheduled and on-spec production was also achieved on the same day, the statement said.

Maoming Petrochemical shut down its No 1 cracker for scheduled maintenance on 1 December last year.

The cracker is located at Maoming, in China’s southern Guangdong province.

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