The main petrochemical products exported during the first quarter of 2006 were high and low-density polyethylene, ethylene, crude butadiene and sulphur.
Production Total petrochemicals production for the first quarter of 2006 was 2,623 thousand tons (Mt), 1 percent lower than the total petrochemicals production in the same quarter of 2005.
This reduction was mainly driven by lower production of aromatics, propylene and their derivatives. However, during the first quarter of 2006 a higher number of ammonia plants were operating and vinyl chloride production was more stable than in the first quarter of 2005.
Aromatics and derivatives, as well as acrylonitrile production decreased due to maintenance works performed on the aromatics train in La Cangrejera Petrochemical Center. Moreover, acrylonitrile plants shut-down was due to lack of acrylonitrile demand caused by higher acrylonitrile prices.
PEMEX is the ninth largest integrated oil company based in Mexico. The operating subsidiary entities are Pemex Exploration and Production, Pemex Refining, Pemex Gas and Basic Petrochemicals and Pemex Petrochemicals. The principal subsidiary company is PMI, its international trading arm.
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