Japan's JX Nippon Oil shuts Kawasaki OCU, cracker for maintenance
17 August 2012 08:24 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--JX Nippon Oil & Energy has shut down its olefins conversion unit (OCU) and cracker at
The 460,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker was shut down on 13 August and will remain off line until 27 September, the source said.
The OCU, which can produce around 140,000 tonnes/year of propylene, was taken off line at the beginning of August and will restart by mid-October, the source added.
The planned turnaround is likely to have a slight impact on the regional supply situation of propylene.
By: Judith Wang
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