Tosoh to shut Nanyo caustic plant in May
20 April 2009 04:34 [Source: ICIS news]
SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--Japan’s Tosoh Corp plans to partially shut its 1.1m tonne/year caustic soda plant in Nanyo for a one-month turnaround in May, a source close to the company said on Monday.
The turnaround will affect several lines and will start early-May and will end early-June. Total production rate at the plant is estimated at 60-70% during the turnaround, the source said.
Tosoh runs another 184,000 tonne/year caustic soda plant in Yokkaichi, which underwent a turnaround in April.
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