Commodity chemicals maker Huntsman Corporation announced that its largest olefins manufacturing facility in Port Arthur, Texas has returned to production.
The company had idled the plant on September 22nd in advance of Hurricane Rita's landfall near Port Arthur. The facility sustained no serious structural damage during the storm but did require some repair and its restart was delayed by the lack of electrical power and limited availability of other necessary utilities it receives under contract from a neighboring refinery.
With the successful restart of the Port Arthur facility, all Huntsman primary Gulf Coast plants have resumed production.
Leading raw material producer Huntsman is a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and commodity chemicals. Its operating companies manufacture basic products for a variety of global industries including chemicals, plastics, automotive, aviation, footwear, paints and coatings, construction, technology, agriculture, health care, textiles, detergent, personal care, furniture, appliances and packaging.
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