Tasnee & Sahara Olefins Co. (TSOC) has shuttered its ethylene and propylene production plant in Al Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, for nearly a month of planned maintenance.
The scheduled maintenance shutdown of the plant, which is owned and operated by Saudi Ethylene & Polyethylene Co. (SEPC), began on Sept. 1 and will last for 24 days, according to a release from Sahara Petrochemicals Co., who owns interest in both TSOC (32.55%) and SEPC (24.41%).
While customer supply commitments will not be interrupted due to the planned maintenance shutdown, production losses stemming from the closure will result in a profit loss of about $1 million for Sahara, the company said.
The Jubail plant produces 1 million tonnes/year of ethylene, about 80% of which is used as the primary feedstock for about 800,000 tpy of high-density and low-density polyethylene, according to Sahara’s 2013 annual report.
The plant has a propylene production capacity of about 285,000 tpy.
