INEOS restarts methylene chloride plant at Runcorn, UK

20 April 2011 15:46  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS)--INEOS ChlorVinyls has restarted production at its 155,000 tonne/year methylene chloride and chloroform facilities at Runcorn, UK, a company source said on Wednesday.

The Switzerland-headquartered firm stopped production at the plant on 12 March for a month-long maintenance shutdown.

Production was expected to resume by 17 April, but technical problems delayed the operations.

The facility produces 100,000 tonnes/year of methylene chloride, 55,000 tonnes/year of chloroform, and smaller quantities of carbon tetrachloride.

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