<article><p class="lead">A fire occurred at Thai petrochemical producer Siam Cement's (SCG) Map Ta Phut olefins complex last night, a source close to the company told <i>Argus</i>.</p><p>The fire broke out at a naphtha tank, which was empty at the time as it had been shut down for cleaning and maintenance. Operations have not been impacted by the fire, the source added. The cause of the fire is unknown. </p><p>Authorities are investigating the site for safety issues and there have been some injuries, market sources told <i>Argus</i>, but this could not be confirmed. </p><p>The complex completed a debottlenecking exercise earlier this year. The naphtha-fed cracker has a nameplate production capacity of 1.3mn t/yr of ethylene and 850,000 t/yr of propylene.</p><p class="bylines">By Vanessa Liu and Toong Shien Lee</p></article>
