Dow Freeport flares off-spec product

OREANDA-NEWS. April 16, 2015. Dow flared off-specification ethylene at its Freeport, Texas light hydrocarbons unit No. 8 yesterday, according to a filing with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Operators reduced process conditions to gain control of the ethylene specification and to minimize off-spec product and flaring, according to the report. The cause of the problem is under investigation, according to the filing.

The 3.3bn lb/yr Freeport plant is currently conducting maintenance that is expected to continue through 18 April.