Jul 25, 2025 10:24 a.m.

Thailand's IRPC shuts naphtha cracker for turnaround

Thailand's IRPC shuts naphtha cracker for turnaround

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Market sources reported that Integrated Refinery and Petrochemical Complex (IRPC) has shut its cracker since 3 February 2017 for a scheduled maintenance.

Based in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, the cracker is able to produce 360,000 tons/year of ethylene and 312,000 tons/year of propylene It is expected to remain off-stream for about 6 weeks.