Suddenly! The ethylene cracker of the Lotte Chemical Plant in Xishan, South Korea exploded.

In the early morning of March 4, local time, an explosion occurred at Lotte Chemical's Dasan plant in Xishan, Chungnam, South Korea, and nearby shops and houses suffered huge losses. Due to the strong earthquake, part of the building collapsed or the windows were shattered, and most facilities were damaged. The shock wave was so large that even residents nearby, such as Tangjin, which were tens of kilometers away, were awake. Eleven residents and workers were injured in the accident and were taken to a nearby hospital.
At about 2:59 am on the same day, a huge explosion occurred at the NCC · Naphtha Cracking Center of the Dashan Plant in Xishan. After the explosion, fire authorities dispatched all available manpower and equipment from the nearby fire department to respond to the fire. After the accident, the local government of the western city immediately sent a safety text message to remind residents to pay attention. "The evacuation order was not issued because it was not the case of the leakage or occurrence of harmful chemicals," explained Kim Hyun-kyo, deputy mayor of Nishiyama City, South Korea.

According to the factory's instructions, the fire authorities judged that an explosion occurred in the compression production line during the Nasha decomposition project. This is a production line that can produce ethylene, propylene, and pyrolysis gasoline with ultra-high temperature thermal decomposition lead wire above 1,200 degrees Celsius. Fire authorities are still investigating the cause of the explosion.
A Rakuten chemical spokesman said the company is investigating the cause and exact loss of the accident, but it is unclear whether it will suspend operations due to the explosion.

The explosion of the ethylene cracker at Lotte Chemical's Dashan plant will involve capacity: 1.1 million tons of ethylene capacity, 550,000 tons of propylene capacity, 190,000 tons of butadiene, 577,000 tons of styrene, and 730,000 tons of MEG. The price of ethylene and propylene on the market Will cause fluctuations, Huizheng Information is concerned about further developments in real time, so stay tuned.