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Lotte Chemical declares force majeure on US MEG

 Last Update: 2022-11-09
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Lotte Chemical announced on May 22 a force majeure on monoethylene glycol (MEG) and other products produced at its Louisiana integrated plant after electrical equipment malfunctioned
.

) and other products appear force majeure
.

The company prepared for a severe storm that hit Lake Charles and other parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts the week of May 17, but on May 21, "critical electrical equipment" failed, the letter said.
, resulting in an unexpected shutdown of the power plant
.

Preliminary assessments suggest that torrential rain has caused failures, cutting power to critical process equipment
.

Lotte operates a 700,000-ton/year MEG plant in Lake Charles that started in January 2019
.
The force majeure declaration affects MEG, diethylene glycol (DEG) and triethylene glycol (TEG) production at the Lake Charles facility
.

Rakuten is expected to restart the business by May 31, market sources said
.

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