Malaysia’s PETRONAS to restart Labuan methanol unit in June
17 May 2012 12:30 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--PETRONAS will restart its 1.7m tonne/year Methanol Labuan (PML) 2 unit in June following a shutdown in mid-April for regular maintenance, a source at the Malysian state-owned company said on Thursday.
In addition, PML 1, with a capacity of 660,000 tonne/year, has remained operational at around 70-90% during this period, the source from PETRONAS Chemicals Group (PCG) added.
Other methanol producers in the region include
By: Heng Hui
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