Saudi’s SHARQ plans 25-day shutdown at No 1 MEG plant in May

10 May 2012 10:39  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Saudi’s Eastern Petrochemical (SHARQ) plans to conduct maintenance works at its 450,000 tonne/year No 1 monoethylene glycol (MEG) plant at Jubail in the second half of May, a source close to the company said on Thursday.

The shutdown will last 25 days, the source said.

Meanwhile, the company has decided not to proceed with a planned 11-day shutdown at its 700,000 tonne/year No 4 MEG unit at the site this month, the source said.

SHARQ officials could not be reached for comment on the issue.

The company is a joint venture between Saudi petrochemical giant SABIC and a consortium of Japanese companies led by Mitsubishi Corp.

It operates four MEG lines with a total nameplate capacity of 2.1m tonnes/year in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia.

By: Becky Zhang
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