BASF firm Chemical has declared force majeure on Geismar purified ethylene oxide (PEO) because of the shutdown of its ethylene oxide plant in US . The problems were caused by equipment failure and have led BASF to place products that use PEO, such as nonionic surfectants used in detergents, on sales allocation. The US plant has an ethylene oxide capacity of 220,000 tonnes a year. EO producers in the US include BASF, Dow Chemical, Eastman Chemical, Huntsman, Indorama Ventures, LyondellBasell and Shell Chemical. It is not known how long the shutdown will last.
BASF firm Chemical has declared force majeure on Geismar purified ethylene oxide (PEO) because of the shutdown of its ethylene oxide plant in US . The problems were caused by equipment failure and have led BASF to place products that use PEO, such as nonionic surfectants used in detergents, on sales allocation. The US plant has an ethylene oxide capacity of 220,000 tonnes a year. It is not known how long the shutdown will last.