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Iran's Laleh and Marun to shut PE plants for maintenanceIran's Laleh and Marun to shut PE plants for maintenance |
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According to market sources, both Laleh Petrochemical and Marun Petrochemical is going to shut its PE units by end of April for turnaround.
Based in Iran, Laleh Petrochemical has a LDPE production capacity of 300,000 tons/year, is entering scheduled turnaround as planned, meanwhile, Marun Petrochemical's 300,000 tons/year HDPE plant is shutting down for maintenance due to insufficient of ethylene supply. Both plants are expected to remain off-stream for a month, and Chinese players are expecting the supply of Iranian PE especially for May shipments would be affected.