Nihon Oxirane to turnaround SM unit in end Aug
28 June 2007 02:46 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Japan's Nihon Oxirane plans to turnaround its styrene monomer (SM) unit on 29 August, a company source said at the sidelines of the Asian aromatics & derivatives conference on Thursday.
The company operates a propylene oxide-styrene monomer (POSM) unit in
The turnaround will last for 50 days and is scheduled along with its cracker shutdown.
The company would need to procure around 30,000-40,000 tonnes of SM to prepare for the shutdown, the source added. Around half of the requirement amount has been obtained so far.
Nihon Oxirane, a joint venture between
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