Idemitsu Kosan shuts Chiba cracker as planned on 27 March

29 March 2011 08:01  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan shut its 374,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in Chiba for a turnaround as planned on 27 March, a company official said on Tuesday.

The shutdown was expected to last until mid May, he said.

He added that the cracker was operating at full capacity prior to the shutdown.

The joint olefins conversion unit (OCU) at the site, in which Idemitsu has a 50% share, would be taken off line as scheduled from 31 March to 11 August.

Mitsui Chemicals and Sumitomo Chemical each have a 25% stake.

The OCU can produce 150,000 tonnes/year of propylene.

Both Idemitsu and Mitsui integrated their operations in October last year to optimise the feedstock selection for their crackers.

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By: Helen Lee
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