Rosneft to resume production at Angarsk polymer plant by June

17-Mar-16

Russian oil group Rosneft expects to resume production of ethylene at its Angarsk polymer plant, Russia, by the start of June, as per Platts. Partial failure of equipment led to the shutdown. In the first week of this month, Sayanskkhimplast, which receives ethylene from the Angarsk cracker, was preparing to fully suspend production of ethylene derivative polyvinvyl chloride and upstream caustic soda owing to an interruption in ethylene supplies from Angarsk. The Sayanskkhimplast plant has been running on a limited feedstock since February 10, reducing procurement of materials and equipment. The Angarsk polymer plant produced 135,000 mt of ethylene, 80,500 mt of propylene, 65,100 mt of high density polyethylene, 20,800 mt of styrene, 15,600 mt of polystyrene and 59,300 mt of benzene in 2014, according to company data.