CP Chem commences maintenance at Cedar Bayou PE plant

27-Mar-15

Chevron Phillips Chemical has embarked upon maintenance activities at its Cedar Bayou, Texas polyethylene plant, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, as per Argusmedia.com. Tank 1804 will be de-inventoried, degassed, cleaned and taken out of service for planned maintenance, resulting in emissions through 16 April, according to the filing. The Cedar Bayou facility can produce approximately 281,000 tpa of low density polyethylene (LDPE), 220,000 tpa of high density polyethylene (HDPE), and 191,000 tpa of linear low density polyethylene-high density polyethylene (LLDPE-HDPE).