Dow Chemical Co., which shut down its 590,000 tonne/year Light Hydrocarbon 7 ethylene cracker at Freeport, Tex., June 26 because of equipment failure, said the unit was still down July 26.
By OGJ editors HOUSTON, June 30 -- Dow Chemical Co., which shut down its Light Hydrocarbon 7 ethylene cracker at Freeport, Tex., June 26 because of equipment failure, said the unit was still down July 26.
During a 4-week shutdown, Dow has been repairing the cracker and said it hopes to restore production to preincident levels "as quickly as possible."
The unit has nameplate capacity of 590,000 tonnes/year (OGJ, Mar. 28, 2005, p. 59).
