Polypropylene producer Petroquim has restarted operations in Chile after being out of service since February 2010, following an earthquake. Production rates are very low at about 10,000 tons, as the 100,000 tpa plant as the testing phase is currently underway at the plant, until everything is normalized. The PP plant stopped operations due to feedstock constraints caused by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake damaged the refinery that provides the feedstock.
20-Jul-10 
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