Slow restart of polymer production / Problems from frost damage, shortage of spare parts and supply-chain failures
After the massive outages caused by winter storms in large parts of the US, restart delays have emerged at refineries, petrochemical complexes and downstream polymer production lines. Renewed shipments to European customers from US suppliers should not be expected before April 2021 considering the already extended delivery times. US-based company Citgo, for example, which stopped its refineries on 15 February 2021, has been trying in vain to ramp up production since the beginning of the week.... (26.02.2021)