Westlake begins Louisiana cracker turnaround, expansion

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HOUSTON (ICIS)--Westlake Chemical has begun its scheduled turnaround and expansion project at its Petro 1 olefins unit in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to market sources on Monday. The turnaround is expected to last 80 days, and the expansion project will add 250m lb/year (113,000 tonnes/year) to the site’s ethylene capacity, CEO Albert Chao had said during the company’s last earnings conference call.