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Versalis halts cracking plant in Priolo due to fire   Versalis cracking plant Priolo fire

Versalis cracking plant Priolo fire

MOSCOW – The company Versalis, a petrochemical division of the Italian Eni SpA, on January 10 stopped a cracking installation in Priolo (Priolo) in Sicily for repairs due to fire, ICIS reports, citing a source close to the Italian company.

According to the source, a fire on one of the furnaces in the second half of the day on January 10 led to the shutdown of the cracking unit with a capacity of 490 thousand tons of ethylene and 250 thousand tons of propylene per year. The cause of the fire is currently being investigated. Versalis cracking plant Priolo fire

Earlier it was reported that Versalis plans to stop the cracking unit in the city of Priolo (Priolo) in Sicily for repairs in the spring of 2019.

On May 22, 2017, Versalis turned off production at this site due to power outages.

Ethylene is the main raw material component for the production of polyethylene (PE).

According to Data Report of Market Report, in November of this year, external PE supplies to the Russian market amounted to 49.2 thousand tons, which is comparable to the figure a month earlier.

In general, in January-November 2018, the total import of PE in the Russian Federation reached a level of 540.2 thousand tons against 553.5 thousand tons a year earlier. External supplies of ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) have significantly increased, while imports of high-pressure polyethylene (LDPE) and linear polyethylene (LDL) have declined.

Versalis is a petrochemical company, a 100% subsidiary of the Italian oil and gas company Eni SpA. The company produces a wide range of petrochemical products, as well as one of the world’s leading companies for the production of elastomers.

Eni SpA (Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi) is an Italian oil and gas company headquartered in Rome. Eni operates in 70 countries.

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Author:                Anna Larionova