OCI Partners LP reports that its Beaumont, Texas, ammonia and methanol plants had unplanned shutdowns in late April. While the ammonia plant returned to production May 2, the methanol plant remains down for repairs. During the improvements on the methanol plant, the ammonia plant will only be operating up to a rate of 70 percent capacity, depending on the availability of over-the-fence hydrogen. Overall, OCI estimates the methanol plant will be back up within 16 days of April 27, the date it first went down.
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