Today's Chemical Processing Hotline Headlines

North America
Dow Chemical, on June 4, shut down its 2,300 million-pound-per-year LHC 8 ethylene unit in Freeport (Oyster Creek), Texas. The event is expected to end around June 22.

Motiva Enterprises, on June 4, shut down its 1,560 million-pound-per-year LOU ethylene unit in Port Arthur, Texas, due to complications within a compressor. The repairs are expected to end around June 12.

Shell Chemical continues a turnaround of its 300 million-pound-per year OP2D ethylene unit in Deer Park, Texas. Operations are expected to resume by June 12.

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