Formosa to re-start residue desulphuriser unit this week

03-Apr-12

An 80,000 bpd residue desulphuriser unit that was damaged after a 2010 fire is to be restarted by Formosa Petrochemical Corp this week, after receiving government approval, as per Reuters. The RDS unit removes sulphur from crude oil to make products like low sulphur diesel. Formosa had initially aimed to restart it in March, but postponed the move after a delay in getting government approval. "The unit is not newly built, but much of the equipment has been replaced and rebuilt, so it's hard to give an exact re-start date", as per a company spokesperson.