Today's Chemical Processing Hotline Headlines

North America
Chevron Phillips Chemical, on February 21, was forced to shut down its 560 million-pound-per-year Ethylene 22 unit in Sweeny, Texas, due to compressor complications. Expectations are to attempt a restart of the unit by the end of the week.

Eastman Chemical's 300 million-pound-per-year HCC 3 ethylene unit in Longview, Texas, remains shut down due to economics. IIR continues to monitor this event and will issue updates as they become available.

International
Bandar Imam Petrochemical Company, on February 20, started a 21-day planned maintenance turnaround of the 906 million-pound-per-year ethylene unit at its Bandar Imam (Faravaresh) Petrochemical Complex in Iran. Expectations are to restart the unit by March 12.

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