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Ethylene Startups Planned for December are Delayed, an Industrial Info Market Brief

Three new ethylene units that looked prepared to start commercial operations in December now look to start operations next year.

Released Monday, December 24, 2018

Ethylene Startups Planned for December are Delayed, an Industrial Info Market Brief

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Earlier this month, three new ethylene units looked mostly prepared to begin commercial operations during the month of December. Considering this was a stretch goal, it's not surprising that none of them will successfully begin commercial operations before the end of the year. However, two of those units have begun to circulate product, and are running supporting utilities in preparation for a potential January start. Each of these units is located in Louisiana, and they represent a combined 5.4 billion pounds per year of new ethylene capacity. Industrial Info continues to monitor each of these new units very closely, reporting the latest updates via our online tools and Weekly Ethylene Outlook Report.
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