India's Haldia shuts petrochemical complex for maintenance

Market sources reported that Haldia Petrochemicals has shut its petrochemical complex since 10 May for a scheduled turnaround.

Based in West Bengal, India, the complex consists of a naphtha-fed steam cracker which is able to produce 700,000 tons/year of ethylene and 350,000 tons/year of propylene, the cracker also feeds a 101,000 tons/year of butadiene extraction unit. Meanwhile, the downstream derivative units include a 340,000 tons/year PP plant, a 386,000 tons/year HDPE/LLDPE swing plant and a 330,000 tons/year HDPE plant. The plants will remain off-stream for about 25 days.