Iran's AKPC shuts LLDPE plant for turnaround

According to market sources, Amir Kabir Petrochemical Company (AKPC) has shut its LLDPE unit for a scheduled maintenance since last week.

Based in Tehran, Iran, the LLDPE plant has a production capacity of 240,000 ton/year. It is expected to remain off-stream for a month. A source closed to the company informed that its LLDPE supply for May-June period to China market are expected to be lesser.