Belarus’ Polymir resumes LDPE production after scheduled shutdown

MOSCOW (MRC)–Polymir, part of  JSC “Naftan”, has resumed its production of low density polyethylene (LDPE) at its plant in Novopolotsk, Belarus after a shutdown for a scheduled turnaround, according to ICIS-MRC Price report.

The plant’s customers said Polymir resumed production at its second LDPE line (158 grade) on 13 November after a long scheduled maintenance.

The outage began in late September and was originally planned for 20 days. The second line’s annual production capacity is 65,000 tonnes.

As MRC reported previously, the first line (workshops No.101 and 102) was taken off-stream for maintenance on 3 May 2018, with that outage lasting slightly more than two weeks.

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