Today's Chemical Processing Hotline Headlines

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North America
BASF Total Petrochemicals, on June 6, shut down its 2,293 million-pound-per-year ethylene unit in Port Arthur, Texas, due to a complication with an electrical breaker. Expectations are to attempt a unit restart later today or tomorrow.

Formosa Plastics has stopped restart procedures on its 1,650 million-pound-per-year Olefins 1 ethylene unit in Point Comfort, Texas, due to ongoing market trends, and the unit is once again offline. Expectations are to attempt another restart in September.

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