Japan's Asahi Kasei to restart No 3 SM unit

11 November 2008 02:49  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Asahi Kasei Co, Japan’s largest producer of styrene monomer (SM), plans to restart its No 3 plant next Monday as scheduled, a company source said on Tuesday.

 

The 390,000 tonne/year plant, located in Mizushima, was taken offline around mid-October for a turnaround.

 

The company operates another 320,000 tonne/year No 2 unit on the same site. The unit is operating at around 75% capacity amid weak demand in Asia.

http://www.icis.com/Articles/2008/10/15/9163816/Asahi-Kasei-cuts-rates-at-SM-unit-to-75.html

 

Other Japanese SM producers include Asahi Kasei Corp, Idemitsu Kosan Co, Nihon Oxirane Co and Mitsubishi Chemicals.

 

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By: Clive Ong
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