EQUATE successfully completes turnaround & first phase of Polyethylene debottlenecking

20-Jan-15

QUATE Petrochemical Company, Kuwait’s first international petrochemical joint-venture, announced the successful completion of its plants’ Turnaround (TA) and the first phase of the polyethylene plant debottlenecking project. EQUATE has realized the first of its kind international achievement by completing all operations within a record-time for petrochemical plants based on global standards. In addition, EQUATE has affirmed its abidance by all local laws and regulations relevant to implementing the strictest guidelines for environment, health and safety (EH&S). All units were shutdown from the November 20 to December 20, 2014, and the units resumed their normal operations on the 23rd of December. The TA is a major activity that takes place once every eight years for a 30-day shutdown. All matters are thoroughly planned for technical experts to conduct comprehensive maintenance of a number of industrial units, which include ethylene, polyethylene, ethylene glycol and utilities, while ensuring absolute abidance by international best practices.