Dow Chemical has shut the No. 7 light hydrocarbon cracking unit at its Freeport, Texas, complex, a as per sources in Platts. In a Tuesday emissions report filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Dow said it was flaring about 98,000 lb of ethylene, 40,000 lb of propylene and 31,000 lb of propane and expected to complete the operation by 8 a.m. CDT (1300 GMT) Wednesday. The source added that it is unclear how long the cracking unit would remain offline aid. Ethylene production capacity of the cracker is estimated at 600,000 tpa.
Williams Olefins in Geismar, Lousiana, Westlake's Petro-1 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Chevron Phillips Chemical's Sweeny #33 in Old Ocean, Texas, and LyondellBasell's Clinton, Iowa, plant are also conducting maintenance on ethylene operations.
22-Aug-13 
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