ExxonMobil reports shutdown at Texas PE facility

18-Mar-14

US chemical producer ExxonMobil reported a shutdown at its Beaumont Polyethylene Plant in Texas, a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has shown, as per Platts. The shutdown occurred Wednesday morning, when evidence of a leak was discovered, the filing said. About 584 lb of ethylene was released. The Beaumont Polyethylene Plant produces 1.25 billion lb/year of high density polyethylene, 1.55 billion lb/year of linear low density polyethylene and 518 million lb/year of low density polyethylene. The TCEQ filing did not indicate which units were affected by the shutdown.