en.Wedoany.com Reported - Aster Chemicals and Energy in Singapore plans to shut down at least one crude unit and one steam cracker at its Bukom complex for about a month in August. During this period, supplies of diesel and petrochemical products are expected to face further constraints.

The company, a joint venture between Indonesia's Chandra Asri and international commodity trader Glencore, operates a 237,000-barrel-per-day refinery on Singapore's Bukom Island.

According to sources, the shutdown maintenance involves a 110,000-barrel-per-day crude distillation unit (CDU) and a 1.1 million-ton-per-year steam cracker, with maintenance lasting about a month. Additionally, another source said a diesel production unit may also be shut down during this period.

A company spokesperson stated that Aster regularly schedules equipment maintenance and, due to commercial confidentiality, will not provide details on the specific operating status of individual units.

Two of the sources also noted that the force majeure declared by Aster in March on some contract supplies due to feedstock supply disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict remains in effect.

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