An industry source based in Far East Asia informed a polymerupdate team member on the shutdown plans of a No.3 cracker operated by Formosa Petrochemicals, Taiwan.
The source said, "located at Mailiao, Taiwan, the No.1 cracker has a production capacity of 700,000 mt/year. The company also operates the No.2 and the No.3 crackers, at the same site, with production capacities of 1 MMT/year and 1.2 MMT/year respectively."
The source added, "the company has scheduled a maintenance turnaround at the no.3 cracker in the third quarter of next year. The cracker will be taken offstream in September. Exact duration of the shutdown remains unclear.
The source said, "located at Mailiao, Taiwan, the No.1 cracker has a production capacity of 700,000 mt/year. The company also operates the No.2 and the No.3 crackers, at the same site, with production capacities of 1 MMT/year and 1.2 MMT/year respectively."
The source added, "the company has scheduled a maintenance turnaround at the no.3 cracker in the third quarter of next year. The cracker will be taken offstream in September. Exact duration of the shutdown remains unclear.
