Recently, S&P Global Commodity Insights aggregated corporate reports that some petrochemical producers in the U.S. Gulf Coast shut down some of their petrochemical production units or reduced production capacity due to extreme cold weather.

Some petrochemical producers on the U.S. Gulf Coast shut down some of their production units or reduced their production capacity due to the extreme cold weather.

As a result of the cold snap, temperatures in many parts of Texas dropped below zero. ExxonMobil's polyolefin plant in Baton Rouge was suspended due to operational issues because of the low temperatures. Exxon

ExxonMobil's Baton Rouge-based olefins plant has a total polyethylene capacity of 1.7 million tons/year, most of which is high-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene.

INEOS reported that its olefins unit in Chocolate Bayou is undergoing maintenance work and production is expected to be briefly curtailed. The plant's two olefins units have a combined capacity of 2.2 million tons/year.

capacity of 2.2 million tons per year. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reported that the flares in both units were properly flared for production reasons. INEOS said: "Prior to the Texas

Prior to the severe weather conditions in Kansas, the company had taken proactive measures, including on-site winterization procedures, to minimize emissions. It is expected that this event

will have no off-site impact."

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