Mitsubishi Chemical restarts Kashima cracker

03 July 2008 09:47  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical has restarted its 375,000 tonne/year No 1 cracker in Kashima, a day ahead of schedule, a source from the company said on Thursday.

"The company restarted its No 1 cracker today morning and has achieved on-spec material," the source added.

The cracker was shut down on 13 May for maintenance and the company had initially delayed the restart to 4 July.

The company would proceed with its plan to shut down its 476,000 tonne/year No 2 cracker in Kashima from 6 July to 21 August for maintenance, the source added.

Mitsubishi operates three crackers with a combined capacity of about 1.3m tonne/year.

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By: Brian Myung
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