Shell to Restart Olefins Unit at Deer Park, Texas, Refinery

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Royal Dutch Shell Plc planned to restart an olefins unit today at its Deer Park, Texas, facility.

Olefins Plant 2 was to resume operations at 5 a.m. local time today, The Hague-based company said in a filing to state regulators. The unit had been shut because of an equipment malfunction, Shell said. Olefins are used to make synthetic fibers.