Equate Petrochemical to restart ethylene glycol (EG) unit by mid-November 2012

29-Aug-12

Equate Petrochemical Company plans to restart its ethylene glycol (EG) unit by mid-November 2012. An Equate official added, “This was a change in schedule from what was issued on August 2nd, 2012, which had stipulated that the 550,000 mtpa EG Unit will be back online within approximately six weeks from the fire that took place on July 31st, 2012. Equate is the only entity authorized to issue statements regarding this matter and all other issues relevant to its operations.”