South Korea's YNCC explodes!

According to external news, at 9:26 a.
m.
on the 11th, an explosion occurred at the third YNCC plant in Yeosu Industrial Park, Hwachi-dong, Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do
.
As a result of the accident, 4 of the 8 workers who tested the leaktightness of the heat exchanger at the factory suffered cardiac arrest and the remaining 4 suffered minor injuries
.
Workers were reportedly conducting a leak test on the heat exchanger before the accident
.
There was no fire after the explosion
.

According to Korean netizens, the accident may have been caused by the equipment being too old
.
The fire department is currently investigating the exact cause and circumstances of the accident
.
It is reported that the explosion involved 1 million tons of ethylene and 900,000 tons of propylene
.

It is understood that the No.
3 plant is 465,000, no.
3 plant C2 470KT, C3 240KT, C4 180KT, BZ 110KT, TOL 60KT, XL 30KT, SM is in NO.
1
.

It is reported that YNCC produces high-purity petroleum fractions, relying on high-end production equipment, leading technical strength, and professional talents, and goes all out to maximize customer value
.

YNCC has the most competitive naphtha cracking facility in the world
.
YNCC was established in 1999 by integrating the respective naphtha cracking facilities (NCO) of Hanwha Group and Daelim Group, with each holding 50% of the shares
.
YNCC produces 1.
95 million tons of ethylene, 1.
11 million tons of propylene and 5.
5 million tons of petrochemical base distillates, such as BTX (benzene, toluene, xylene), styrene monomer, butadiene,
etc.
YNCC utilizes the high-purity petrochemical base materials produced by the automated, optimized, and state-of-the-art naphtha disintegration equipment, so that the products produced by the affiliated companies of the petrochemical division of the Hanwha Group have quality competitiveness
.