Published on November 21, 2017
Shell Chemicals has planned to idle its two Acetone units in 2018 based at US. The decision has been taken in order to tighten the supply of Acetone. The company has further plans to idle its Phenol 3 plant in Deer Park in Texas in mid of January 2018.
The plant has Acetone capacity of 1,44,000 tonnes/year.
Supply in the tightening of Acetone will compel users to import it from Asian countries where easy supply is available.
