Hurricane 'Harvey' proved to be historic catastrophe / First facilities being restarted / Infrastructure partly operational/ Damage still being assessed in Houston / Polyolefins likely to become more expensive in Europe

摘要

Once again, hurricane season arrived at the Gulf of Mexico. Hurricane "Harvey" met the southern coastline of Texas around noon (European time) on 26 August 2017. The hurricane was initially classified on the threshold of categories 1 and 2, but had strengthened into category 4 by landfall. In comparison, "Katrina" was a category 5 hurricane. There were major concerns about heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding, and they were founded.