South Korea's LG-MMA shuts No 3 MMA line for a week

12 April 2010 08:20  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS news)--LG-MMA has shut on Monday its No 3 line of 76,000 tonne/year methyl methacrylate (MMA) in Yeosu, South Korea, for a 7-day maintenance period, a company source said.

“We are also planning to shut down the same line for catalyst checking in June. We may change the catalyst if required,” the company source said.

LG-MMA operates three MMA lines at the same site with a total capacity of 176,000 tonne/year.

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By: Junie Lin

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