DATE : 2013-09-27
Unigel has shut down its 60,000 tonnes/year Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant in the Morelos petrochemical complex in Veracruz, Mexico, sources said.
The plant, a joint venture between Unigel and Pemex Petroquimica, is experiencing a propylene supply issue, sources said.
The plant, which began operations in 2009, shut down in August for planned maintenance.
INEOS, which also shut down its 545,000 tonnes/year ACN plant in Green Lake, Texas, in late August for planned maintenance, is continuing to ramp up production, sources said.
SOURCE Icis News
Unigel has shut down its 60,000 tonnes/year Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant in the Morelos petrochemical complex in Veracruz, Mexico, sources said.
The plant, a joint venture between Unigel and Pemex Petroquimica, is experiencing a propylene supply issue, sources said.
The plant, which began operations in 2009, shut down in August for planned maintenance.
INEOS, which also shut down its 545,000 tonnes/year ACN plant in Green Lake, Texas, in late August for planned maintenance, is continuing to ramp up production, sources said.
SOURCE Icis News