MOSCOW (MRC) -- All petrochemical units at Germany’s Burghausen refinery had gradually restarted following a technical incident and had come back in operation by Sunday, 1 September 2019, according to Hellenic Shipping News with reference to the company's statement.
First deliveries of propylene have also commenced, it said.
Due to the incident on August 24, "no ethylene and butadiene are currently being delivered from the Burghausen refinery," owner OMV said, adding that the facility’s customers have been informed. Then, OMV declared force majeure on supplies from its cracker in Burghausen Refinery, Germany.
According to local media, the glitch occurred at the cooling system of the ethylene plant. During the restart, flaring were expected.
Ethylene and propylene are feedstocks for producing polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP).
According to MRC's ScanPlast report, Russia's estimated PE consumption totalled 1,255,800 tonnes in the first seven months of 2019, up by 9% year on year. Shipments of all PE grades increased. At the same time, the estimated PP consumption in the Russian market was 796,120 tonnes in January-July 2019, up by 11% year on year. Shipments of PP block copolymer and homopolymer PP increased.
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