Today's Chemical Processing Hotline Headlines

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North America
ExxonMobil Chemical, on September 12, shut down its 3,300 million-pound-per-year BOP-2X ethylene cracker in Baytown, Texas. Current expectations are to restart the unit by October 1.

International
ENEOS Corporation has delayed the restart of the 1,190 million-pound-per-year ethylene unit at its Kawasaki Chemical Complex in Japan. The restart now is expected by October 1.

PTT Global Chemical continues with planned maintenance work on the 441 million-pound-per-year Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Unit at its Map Ta Phut Petrochemical Complex in Thailand. Expectations are to complete repairs and restart the unit by September 18.

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