ANALYSIS: Narrow propane-propylene margins weigh down PDH projects

ANALYSIS: Narrow propane-propylene margins weigh down PDH projects
This week, Enterprise Products Partners stated in an SEC filing it was delaying the start-up of its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit from the end of this year to 2Q 2017. PetroChem Wire also learned this week that Ascend Performance Materials’ planned Chocolate Bayou PDH – which would have been the largest in the US – has been indefinitely tabled, removing about 42,000 b/d of propane demand.
Source: PetroChem Wire
ANALYSIS: Narrow propane-propylene margins weigh down PDH projects
This week, Enterprise Products Partners stated in an SEC filing it was delaying the start-up of its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit from the end of this year to 2Q 2017. PetroChem Wire also learned this week that Ascend Performance Materials’ planned Chocolate Bayou PDH – which would have been the largest in the US – has been indefinitely tabled, removing about 42,000 b/d of propane demand.