More chemical plants come back online in Texas
Chemical supply comes back up after Hurricane Ike played havoc on Gulf Coast supply chains
By Dave Hannon -- Purchasing, 9/26/2008 5:40:00 PM
Several chemical makers that were forced to shut down plants on the Texas coast and declare force majeure last week in the wake of Hurricane Ike have reopened facilities as their supply chains ramp up again.
Most producers said damage to the plants was minimal, but it was employee evacuations, supplier issues and transportation snags that forced the closures and rash of force majeure announcements.
Rohm and Haas says its three plants in Bayport, Deer Park and Lone Star it had shut down after the storm have been reopened.
Celanese said Friday all of its production facilities in the Gulf Coast have reopened after having been shut down during Hurricane Ike. Celanese has facilities in Clear Lake, Pasadena, Bay City and Bishop, Texas (at left).
Additionally natural gas pipeline operator Enbridge lifted its force majeure on its Manta Ray offshore gathering system in the Gulf of Mexico and on its Nautilus pipeline following outages in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
Several other companies that have declared force majeure on shipments from Texas plants have not yet provided updates, including Huntsman, Bayer MaterialScience and Lanxess.
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