OREANDA-NEWS. Lotte Titan has restarted the 200,000 t/yr No.3 linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) line at its Cilegon plant in west Java, Indonesia.

The LLDPE line was restarted on 18 September after being shut around 10 days earlier because of a lump accumulation. A first attempt at bringing the line back on stream failed, delaying the restart by around five days.

The line now is operating at about a 95pc run rate.

Lotte Titan is one of two polyethylene (PE) producers in Indonesia, together with Chandra Asri. Lotte Titan has total PE production capacity of 450,000 t/yr.

Local LLDPE prices in Indonesia spiked last week because of panic buying as a result of the Lotte Titan shutdown and plans by Chandra Asri to shut its 600,000 t/yr Cilegon cracker and PE unit starting 24 September. Local LLDPE prices jumped about 600-700 rupiah/kg ($41-48/t) compared with two weeks earlier to about Rp19,000/kg or $1,310/t.