Thailand's PTT postponed restart of HDPE plant

According to market sources, PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has delayed the restart of its HDPE unit from scheduled turnaround owing to technical issues.

Based in Map Ta Phut, Thailand, the No. 1 HDPE plant has a production capacity of 275,000 tons/year. It has been shut since 19 March 2018 for a planned maintenance, a source closed to the company informed that the production is trying to be resumed within this week, probably by 4 April 2018.