JAPAN DISASTER: Japan Polyethylene’s PE plants shut at two sites

16 March 2011 04:06  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan Polyethylene’s polyethylene (PE) plants at Kashima and Kawasaki remain shut in the wake of the 11 March earthquake, a company source said on Wednesday.

The affected facilities consist of a 60,000 tonne/year low density PE (LDPE) plant and 260,000 tonne/year linear LDPE (LLDPE) unit at Kashima, and a 90,000 tonne/year LDPE plant, a 60,000 tonne/year LLDPE unit and two high density PE (HDPE) plants with a combined capacity of 170,000 tonnes/year at Kawasaki, the source said.

The producer does not know when these plants could be restarted, the source added.

The source said they were assessing the plant damage caused by the earthquake, and whether the company would need to buy material from the spot market as a result.

Japan Polyethylene’s PE plants in other parts of Japan are running normally, he said.

Japan Polyethylene’s PE plant operation status

Location	Grade	Capacity	Operation status
Kashima	LDPE	60,000	Shut
Kashima	LLDPE	260,000	Shut
Kawasaki	LDPE	90,000	Shut
Kawasaki	LLDPE	60,000	Shut
Kawasaki	HDPE	120,000	Shut
Kawasaki	HDPE	50,000	Shut
Oita	LDPE	120,000	Operating
Oita	HDPE	200,000	Operating
Mizushima	LDPE	65,000	Operating
Mizushima	HDPE	100,000	Operating
Mizushima	LLDPE	50,000	Operating

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By: Chow Bee Lin
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