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Shell Chemical's 2,300 million-pound-per-year OP3 olefins unit and 300 million-pound per year OP2-D olefins unit in Deer Park, Texas, remain offline following severe weather and a tornado in the area
North America
Shell Chemical's 2,300 million-pound-per-year OP3 olefins unit in Deer Park, Texas, remains offline after severe weather and a tornado in the area forced the company to delay the unit's restart from a planned outage. The 300 million-pound-per-year OP2-D olefins unit also is offline, after the weather affected the unit's operations.
International
Versalis France SA is performing an unplanned shutdown of the 837 million-pound-per-year ethylene steam cracker following a fire at its Dunkerque Nord Petrochemicals Plant in France. The unit was forced to shut down in mid-December, and the restart is expected at the end of February.
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Shell Chemical's 2,300 million-pound-per-year OP3 olefins unit in Deer Park, Texas, remains offline after severe weather and a tornado in the area forced the company to delay the unit's restart from a planned outage. The 300 million-pound-per-year OP2-D olefins unit also is offline, after the weather affected the unit's operations.
International
Versalis France SA is performing an unplanned shutdown of the 837 million-pound-per-year ethylene steam cracker following a fire at its Dunkerque Nord Petrochemicals Plant in France. The unit was forced to shut down in mid-December, and the restart is expected at the end of February.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
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