Williams Olefins has extended its October ethylene force majeure allocation at its Geismar, Louisiana plant, keeping its sales allocation for November at 0%, as per industry sources citing a company letter in Platts. "As of today, we continue to estimate the earliest date of ethylene production will be before the end of November," the letter stated. "For ethylene planning purposes, we will stay with our original allocation of 0 (zero) volume in November released in the October 15th Force Majeure letter," the letter added.
A trading source said that expectations for ethylene supply out of the plant is "at best after mid-December. When Geismar returns, the company is expected to boost its ethylene production capacity by 600 mln lb/year to a total capacity of 1.95 bln lb/year (885,000 mt/year).
24-Nov-14 
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