China’s Henan Puyang Longyu to restart DME unit in Henan

07 March 2012 03:08  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Henan Puyang Longyu Chemical plans to restart its 100,000 tonne/year dimethyl ether (DME) unit at Puyang in Henan Province around the middle of this month, a company source said on Wednesday.

The unit was shut down on 25 January for maintenance, the source added.

The company has restarted its 150,000 tonne/year methanol unit at the same site, which was taken off line together with the DME unit.

The methanol plant is expected to achieve on-spec products on 9 March, the source said.

The company can produce 500 tonnes/day of methanol and 300 tonnes/day of DME. Its methanol output is mainly for captive use to produce DME.

By: Fayer Shen

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