Japan's Asahi Kasei runs Kawasaki MMA plant at near full capacity

03 December 2010 07:54  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s Asahi Kasei Corp has ramped up production at its methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant in Kawasaki to near 100% of capacity, after the facility restarted on 11 November, a company source said on Friday.

The 100,000 tonne/year plant had a 44-day maintenance shutdown from 28 September, the source said.

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By: Junie Lin

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