Japan's Taiyo to restart Yokkaichi PVC unit in mid-April

25 March 2009 03:12  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Japan's Taiyo Vinyl will restart its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) unit at Yokkaichi in mid-April after a 24-day scheduled turnaround, a source close to the company said on Wednesday.

The 310,000 tonne/year unit at Mie prefecture, western Japan, was shut on Tuesday and will restart on 16 April, the source added.

The company, a subsidiary of Tosoh Corp, is one of the largest PVC resins producers in Japan. It runs two other PVC units in Osaka and Chiba with capacities of 158,000 tonnes/year and 90,000 tonnes/year respectively.

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