South Korean petrochemical producer Lotte Chemical has delayed the restart of its 1.1mn t/yr Daesan cracker from the end of November to mid-December after an accident that resulted in worker injuries late last week.
Earlier the cracker was set to restart in November end but now its has been delayed further. The cracker was shut down in March due to explosion. The Daesan cracker has nameplate capacity to produce 1.1mn t/yr of ethylene, 550,000 t/yr of propylene and 190,000 t/yr of butadiene. It also feeds an aromatics unit that can produce 240,000 t/yr of benzene, 120,000 t/yr of toluene and 60,000 t/yr of solvent-grade mixed xylenes.
