Cold weather caused emergency shutdown at South Korea's steam crackers

Recent cold weaker in South Korea has caused severe shutdowns on crackers, whereby the plants which being affected include:

Korea Petrochemical Industry Co (KPIC)

800,000 tons/year of ethylene

500,000 tons/year of propylene

Shutdown date: 24-25 January 2018

SK Global Chemical

660,000 tons/year of ethylene

350,000 tons/year of propylene

Shutdown date: 24 January 2018

Although the shutdown durations are short, players are taking cautious stance monitoring for the possibilities of further issues on other plants in Northern Asia.