DATE : 2015-04-10

 

Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (PCS) will shut its new 100,000 tonne/year butadiene (BD) extraction unit for two weeks from end-May for statutory inspection, according to market sources on Friday.

The new 100,000 tonne/year BD unit started up in May 2014 and is scheduled for statutory inspection in May this year, market sources said.

The company also has a 60,000 tonne/year BD unit, which will run at full rate during this period.

Both the BD units are located at Jurong Island, Singapore.

SOURCE Icis News