LyondellBasell delays restart at La Porte, Texas, steam cracker

09-Jul-14

US olefins producer LyondellBasell has delayed the restart process at its steam cracker in La Porte, Texas, as per market sources in Reuters. The planned turnaround at the cracker, which has an ethylene production capacity of 1.7 billion lb/year, started in late March and was to be completed by mid-June, though unforeseen issues pushed the startup procedures to late July, market sources added. The turnaround also includes a planned capacity expansion; the company previously announced plans to increase La Porte's ethylene production capacity to 2.5 billion lb/year.