US petrochemical producer ExxonMobil Chemical has completed the startup process of its 820,000 mt/year ethylene complex in Beaumont, Texas, the company said Thursday.
"Operations are normal and we anticipate no impact to production," spokesman Todd Spitler said in confirming market reports of a successful restart.
The unit shut January 21 after an areawide power outage. The startup process started within a week of the outage.
The Beaumont complex has two equal-sized steam cracking units with total combined ethylene capacity of 820,000 mt/year.
In markets, February traded twice at 18.75 cents/lb MtB Wms, while March traded at 18.75 cents/lb MtB Wms. One April deal was concluded at 19.125 cents/lb MtB Wms and was followed by a second April deal at 19.25 cents/lb MtB Wms.
