OREANDA-NEWS. Thailand's state-controlled PTT Polyethylene plans to shut down its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant for maintenance in October.

The company's 300,000 t/yr LDPE plant in Rayong is expected to be shut for two weeks. The specific date for the shutdown has not yet been finalized.

PTT has in total three PE units, consisting of 300,000 t/yr of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and 370,000 t/yr swing linear low-density polyethylene and HDPE plants apart from the LDPE plant.

PTT Global Chemical's (PTTGC) crackers are running close to 100pc. PTTGC has four ethylene production units, consisting of three ethane-based crackers and one naphtha cracker totaling around 1.87mn t/yr of production capacity.