Russia’s Ufaorgsintez shuts PP, PE production for turnaround

MOSCOW (MRC)–Ufaorgsintez has shut its polypropylene (PP) production and some low density polyethylene (LDPE) capacities for a scheduled  turnaround, according to MRC.

The plant’s clients said Ufaorgsintez, part of Bashneft, fully took off-stream its PP production for the scheduled maintenance on Tuesday 17 September.

The plant’s second LDPE line (158 and 153 grades) was also shut for a scheduled turnaround.

The shutdown will be short and will last for about 12 days. The plant’s PP and LDPE production capacities are 120,000 and 90,000 tonnes/year, respectively.

This is the fourth shutdown for maintenance at Russian PP plants in September. Tomskneftekhim, Stavrolen and Poliom have taken off-stream their production capacities since the beginning of the month.

And as regards LDPE production, this is the second outage for a turnaround this month and not the last one.

Tomskneftekhim shut its facilities for a two-week maintenance at the beginning of the month, and Kazanogsintez will take off-stream its LDPE production capacities from 16 September.

Ufaorgsintez produces phenol, acetone, synthetic ethylene-propylene rubber, high and low pressure polyethylene, polypropylene, more than 30 types of petrochemical products and over 25 consumer products.

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