Samsung Total in South Korea has shut down its naphtha cracking unit in Daesan due to lightning disruptions.
The 850,000t per year unit was involved in converting naphtha, a petrochemical feedstock, to polyethylene and polypropylene.
The cracker is a joint venture of Samsung Group and Total Group in France, which each have a 50% stake.
The company did not say when the unit would reopen, according to yarnsandfibers.com.
