Date: 31 March 2020 , 19:42
News ID: 8986

JG Summit shuts Batangas cracker after power failure

Philippine petrochemical producer JG Summit has shut its 480,000 t/yr cracker in Batangas following a power outage yesterday.
JG Summit shuts Batangas cracker after power failure

It is unclear when the cracker will be able to restart. Downstream polymers units have also been shut.

The naphtha-based cracker has nameplate capacity to produce 480,000 t/yr of ethylene and 240,000 t/yr of propylene. Downstream derivatives include a 250,000 t/yr polyethylene (PE) unit and 300,000 t/yr polypropylene (PP) unit.

JG Summit raised ethylene capacity by 50pc through an expansion project last year.

By Lee Toong Shien

source: Argus Media