The third polyethylene line at Braskem-Idesa's petrochemical complex in Mexico is expected to start up over the weekend, a company source said Friday.
"The low density polyethylene plant started up two months ago but some technical problems arose and we decided to stop to fix these issues," the source said.
The source did not disclose the technical issues.
The first line, a high-density polyethylene line, began operations April 6, and the second line came online April 28. Operations were to begin with injection grade HDPE followed by blowmolding HDPE.
The LDPE line was expected to start up on May 15.
Braskem-Idesa is a joint venture between Brazil's Braskem (75%) and Mexico's Grupo Idesa (25%).
Etileno XXI will focus on meeting Mexico's growing PE demand, with remaining output available for export, including to the US and South America.
Etileno XXI will have 1 million mt/year of polyethylene capacity.
