PetroChina Huabei Petrochemical planned to increase its daily LPG output by 10% to 1,100mt from October, in order to make up production cut caused by maintenance in March, a refinery source said.
The refinery has been keeping LPG output at 900-1,000mt per day before October, the source said.
Huabei Petrochemical started one-month maintenance on a 1.5-mil-mt/yr fluid catalytic cracker on Mar 18. During the period, its LPG daily output was unstable and normally less than 500mt, the source revealed.
Huabei Petrochemical, located in North China's Hebei Province, has a topping capacity of 5-mil mt per year.
The refinery has been keeping LPG output at 900-1,000mt per day before October, the source said.
Huabei Petrochemical started one-month maintenance on a 1.5-mil-mt/yr fluid catalytic cracker on Mar 18. During the period, its LPG daily output was unstable and normally less than 500mt, the source revealed.
Huabei Petrochemical, located in North China's Hebei Province, has a topping capacity of 5-mil mt per year.
