China's Largest Ethylene Factory Stops Production after Lightning Strike

BEIJING--June 11, 2008--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Production came to a halt at Sinopec's (NYSE:SNP) (Beijing) Maoming Petrochemical Factory in Maoming City, Guangdong province, after lightning struck ethylene-cracking equipment and a cracking furnace during inclement weather.