乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 announces temporary shutdown of PO/MTBE facility
The Woodlands, TX鈥斃痔焯胒un88(中国区)官方网站 Corporation (NYSE:HUN) today announced that a subsidiary has temporarily shut down its Port Neches, Texas PO/MTBE manufacturing facility for unscheduled maintenance and repairs. The facility has an annual production capacity of 525 million pounds of PO, 260 million gallons of MTBE and 145 million pounds of propylene glycol. A separate 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 subsidiary鈥檚 MTBE extraction unit, also located in Port Neches, Texas, with annual production capacity of 160 million gallons, remains operational.
Peter 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站, President and CEO, said, 鈥淪afety is our top priority. While we regret the commercial and financial impact, we believe a temporary shutdown is necessary to ensure that this facility continues to operate in a safe manner. We are working very closely with our customers to limit the impact on their operations.鈥�
乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 expects the shutdown to last for approximately 48 days. 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 does not expect to incur significant additional expenses in connection with the shutdown; however, 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 expects the shutdown to negatively impact contribution margins in the Polyurethanes and Performance Products segments by approximately $30 million in the third quarter. 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 has issued force majeure notices to customers currently affected by the shutdown.
乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and commodity chemicals. Its operating companies manufacture basic products for a variety of global industries including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, textiles, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging. Originally known for pioneering innovations in packaging, and later, rapid and integrated growth in petrochemicals, 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 today has 11,300 employees, 57 operations in 22 countries, and had 2004 revenues of $11.5 billion.
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