NewsFlashThai BST declares force majeure on BD, other products

08 May 2012 04:01  [Source: ICIS news]

SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Thailand’s Bangkok Synthetics (BST) has declared a force majeure on its 140,000 tonne/year butadiene (BD) unit and four other units at Map Ta Phut, following a fire that broke out at the site on 5 May, a company source said on Tuesday.

The units will be shut for at least a month, the source said.

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