Brief: Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police Says Production Of Urea Suspended Until Aug. 11 Due To Boiler Defect

Grupa Azoty Zaklady Chemiczne Police SA

05/07/2019 07:36

July 5 (Reuters) - Grupa Azoty Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA
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    * SAID ON THURSDAY THAT DURING PLANNED REPAIR STANDSTILL AT
ITS
NITRO BUSINESS UNIT CONDUCTED BETWEEN APRIL 4 AND JUNE 6 A
BOILER DEFECT WAS DETECTED AT THE INSTALLATION OF SYNTHESIS GAS
PREPARATION 
    * AS A RESULT OF DETECTING THE DEFECT, THE INSTALLATION OF
THE
AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AND UREA SYNTHESIS WAS TEMPORARILY SHUT DOWN
STARTING FROM MAY 6, 2019
    * DAMAGE CAUSED BY DISCONTINUITIES IN WELDED CONNECTIONS OF
BOILERS, RESULTS IN THE TOTAL OUTAGE OF UREA PRODUCTION UNTIL
AUG. 11, 2019
    * THE DEFECT HAS NO NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
    * ESTIMATED FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN
OF
THE INSTALLATION CAUSED BY THE DEFECT WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER

    
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