Maruzen plans to restart Chiba cracker on 22 June

04 June 2008 11:41  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Maruzen Petrochemical will restart its cracker in Chiba on 22 June after the current turnaround, a source from the company said on Wednesday.

 

“So far, the maintenance is going on as per planned,” the source added.

 

The 520,000 tonne/year cracker was shut down on 15 May for maintenance.

  

On the same day that Maruzen shut its cracker, Mitsubishi Chemical also shut its 450,000 tonne/year cracker in Mizushima for a turnaround.

 

In the month of May, a total of three cracker operators shut down their crackers for maintenance turnarounds, marking the heavy turnaround period for Japanese crackers.

 

Naphtha import figures for April had dropped by 20% due to lower demands caused by the number of turnarounds. 

 

 

By: Brian Myung
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