Equipment failure disrupts production at Huntsman's Texas facility

Huntsman Corporation announced on August 15, 2014 that it experienced an unplanned manufacturing disruption on a production unit at its facility in Port Neches, Texas. The disruption, occurred on August 14, was caused by equipment failure. There were no injuries resulting from the incident.
 
The Port Neches facility manufactures methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), propylene oxide (PO) and propylene glycols (PG). The manufacturing disruption also impacts internal PO supply to downstream MDI systems, amines, surfactants and propylene oxide derivatives. The affected unit is expected to be off-line for two to three weeks, with an estimated negative impact of $30 million EBITDA for Huntsman's Polyurethanes and Performance Products divisions.
 
It is yet to be determined whether this will impact the planned maintenance scheduled for the first half of 2015.