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South Korea's YNCC hit by fatal Yeosu cracker explosion

Shanghai, 11 February (Argus) — South Korean petrochemical producer YNCC's No.3 naphtha cracker at its Yeosu complex suffered an explosion today that killed four workers. 

The 9.26am (12:26 GMT) incident resulted in another four workers hospitalized with serious or minor injuries, according to fire department authorities.

YNCC had been carrying out tests on a heat exchanger at the cracker following maintenance. The No.3 cracker produces 500,000 t/yr of ethylene and 270,000 t/yr of propylene at full production capacity. 

YNCC also operates two other crackers at Yeosu, the 900,000 t/yr No.1 and 880,000 t/yr No.2. Their operations have unaffected by today's explosion. 

YNCC is a joint venture between South Korean firms Hanwha Solutions and Daelim Industrial.


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