South Korea's SK Corp restarts No. 2 cracker

11-Dec-06

South Korea's SK Corp. has restarted operations at its 620,000 tpa No. 2 naphtha cracker after a planned turnaround that started on Dec. 1. The plant is currently running below capacity- at about 50% capacity but it will be maximised in a day or two. The unit, which commenced operations a day earlier than planned, also underwent a week-long turnaround in mid-October to fix an unexpected technical problem. It continued running at low rates before the December shutdown as the problem persisted. The No.2 cracker also went through a 34-day planned turnaround to raise its capacity in late August.