CNOOC-Shell JV at Nanhai augments run rates after restart

15-Jul-11

China's CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Co. joint venture at Nanhai is ramping up run rates at its integrated steam cracker and petrochemical complex since restart, as per Platts. The cracker, with capacity to produce 800,000 tpa of ethylene and 430,000 tpa of propylene, is currently running at 90% capacity. The 560,000 tpa styrene monomer plant is also back in full production. All of the complex's plants were shut on July 6 due to an unspecified technical problem with the cracker.