PKN Orlen to shut down propylene and ethylene unit for repair

Poland's largest oil company, PKN Orlen plans to shut the propylene and ethylene installation at its main Plock refinery for repairs this year. The units will be shut for one month, in either the second quarter or third quarter of this year. Financial implications of this shutdown have not been disclosed. Extensive maintenance works at refineries in the Czech Republic and Lithuania have affected PKN's operations in the third quarter and may depress company results for the last three months of 2007.