Japan's Mitsui starting Osaka MMA unit turnaround on Wed
20 June 2005 01:57 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (CNI)--Japan's Mitsui Chemicals will shut its 20,000 tonne/year methyl methacrylate (MMA) unit at Sakai in Osaka, Japan for a turnaround, a company source told CNI on Monday.
The scheduled turnaround will start on Wednesday, he added. Mitsui produces MMA through the C4 process.
By: Lee Chuen
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