S.Korea's KPIC shuts naphtha cracker due to unplanned flaring -source

Korea Petroleum Industries Co

05/09/2017 09:03

SEOUL, Sept 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's Korea Petroleum 
Industries Co (KPIC)  004090.KS  on Tuesday shut down its 
naphtha cracker due to an unplanned flaring incident, an 
industry source with direct knowledge of the matter said.  
    The flaring occurred around midday due to a technical 
glitch. The cause remains under investigation, the source said, 
adding that KPIC plans to resume operations as soon as possible. 
    KPIC runs an 800,000 tonne per year naphtha cracker in 
Onsan, southeast of Seoul.  
     
 
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Keywords: SOUTHKOREA KPIC/OUTAGES