text: 09 July 2007 08:42 [Source: ICIS news]
  By Prema Viswanathan
  SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Jam Petrochemical is expected to start trial production at its 1.32m tonne/year cracker project at Assaluyeh later in the third quarter, a source close to the much-delayed project said on Monday.
  “Intake of feedstock is set start by September. Commercial production will, however, begin only by December 2007, as per the last deadline,” the source added.
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  The cracker, also known as Olefins No 10, was originally expected to be completed by end-2005.
  The Jam project includes a high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit, a HDPE/linear low density PE (LLDPE) unit and a polypropylene (PP) unit each with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes/year.
  The Arya Sasol cracker complex, also located at Assaluyeh, is expected to start up in the third quarter.
  The project, also known as Olefins No 9, includes a low density PE (LDPE) unit and a medium density PE (MDPE)/HDPE plant, each with a capacity of 300,000 tonnes/year.
  Arya Sasol is a joint venture between NPC