MOSCOW (MRC) -- Petronas Chemicals Group (PCG) has restarted a polyethylene (PE) plant, as per Apic-online.
A Polymerupdate source in Malaysia informed that the plant restarted on June 16, 2014. The plant was shut for a maintenance turnaround.
Located in Kerteh, Malaysia, the plant has a production capacity of 240,000 mt/year.
As MRC reported earlier, PCG and German chemical giant BASF began construction of a RM1.63 billion integrated aroma ingredient plant in Kuantan in April 2014. The partners are also to invest in downstream production, including L-menthol-ingredient in numerous products in oral care, body care, flavourings and pharmaceutical products, as well as a plant for citronellol - used for a fresh long-lasting rose fragrance and an indispensable component for many fresh-floral compounds.
Petronas, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is a Malaysian oil and gas company wholly owned by the Government of Malaysia. The Group is engaged in a wide spectrum of petroleum activities, including upstream exploration and production of oil and gas to downstream oil refining; marketing and distribution of petroleum products; trading; gas processing and liquefaction; gas transmission pipeline network operations; marketing of liquefied natural gas; petrochemical manufacturing and marketing; shipping; automotive engineering; and property investment.
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