PlantsSSESSMENTS: Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC) Plans To Shut Cracker Unit

Market sources with knowledge of the matter informed SSESSMENTS.COM that Formosa Petrochemical Corporation (FPCC) plans to shut its no.3 cracker unit in Mailiao, Taiwan. As informed, the cracker with a production capacity of 1.2 million tons/year of ethylene and 600,000 tons/year of propylene will be shut in mid-August for about 6 weeks of maintenance.