JAPAN DISASTER: Summary of Japan’s petchem plants after quake
ICIS Editorial
25-Apr-2011
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Numerous petrochemical plants and facilities in Japan are either shut or running at low rates following the deadly earthquake and devastating tsunami of 11 March.
Here is the latest status of some of the crackers and petrochemical plants as of Friday, 22 April.
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JAPAN DISASTER: AGC restarts caustic soda unit in
Kashima
Japan’s Asahi Glass Co (AGC) has restarted
its 350,000 dry metric tonne (dmt)/year caustic
soda plant at Kashima in Ibaraki prefecture, a company
source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsubishi Chem to restart phenol/acetone
unit
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical plans to restart its
Kashima-based phenol/acetone plant at the end of June, a
company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Kureha to restart caustic soda
unit
Japan’s Kureha plans to restart its 100,000 dry metric tonne
(dmt)/year caustic soda facility at Iwaki in
early May, after the plant was damaged during the 11 March
earthquake, a company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsubishi Chem to restart phenol/acetone
unit
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical plans to restart its
Kashima-based phenol/acetone plant at the end of June, a
company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsubishi Chem to restart BPA plant end
June
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical plans to restart its 100,000
tonne/year bisphenol-A (BPA) plant at Kashima at the end of
June, a company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsubishi Engineering to restart PC
unit
Japan’s Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics plans to restart its
110,000 tonne/year polycarbonate (PC) unit at Kashima at the
end of April, a source close to the company said on
Wednesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Keiyo Monomer’s VCM plant operating at
70%
Keiyo Monomer has not been able to run its 200,000 tonne/year
vinyl chloride (monomer) (VCM)
facility at Chiba at full rates because of the unstable
electricity supply, a company source said on Tuesday. Keiyo
had restarted the plant on 13 April.
JAPAN DISASTER: Asahi Glass eyes Kashima plant restart
on 17 Apr
Japan’s Asahi Glass Co (AGC) plans to restart its 350,000 dry
metric tonne/year (dmt) caustic soda plant in Kashima on 17
April, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Asahi Kasei’s foam unit in Ibaraki resumes
ops
Asahi Kasei said on Thursday it has
resumed partial production at its phenolic foam insulation
panels plant in Ibaraki prefecture on 11 April following the
devastating earthquake that struck Japan’s northeast a month
earlier.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsubishi targets May restart for Kashima
cracker
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical is targeting to restart its
453,000 tonne/year No 2 naphtha cracker in Kashima on May 20
after it was taken off line in the aftermath of the 11 March
earthquake and tsunami, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Toyota to restart local output by late
April
Toyota Motor will restart production at all of its
Japan-based assembly facilities on 18-27 April, the auto
giant said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon Oil raises Kawasaki cracker op
rate
JX Nippon Oil & Energy has raised the operating rate at
its 460,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in Kawasaki to around
85% this week, a company official said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Chiba SM eyes plant restart on 8-9
April
Chiba Styrene Monomer is planning to restart
its 290,000 tonne/year styrene monomer (SM)
unit this weekend after shutting it in the wake of the 11
March earthquake, a source close to the company said on
Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: M Setek may restart polysilicon plant in
June
Japan’s M Setek may restart its 7,000 tonne/year polysilicon
plant at Soma Fukushima in June, after shutting it down
in the wake of the 11 March earthquake, sources close to the
company said on Tuesday
JAPAN DISASTER: Maruzen to restart benzene unit this
week
Japanese aromatics producer Maruzen will
restart production at its Chiba-based 200,000 tonne/year
benzene unit at the end of this week after
shutting it down due to the 11 March earthquake, said a
company source on Monday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Maruzen restarts Chiba naphtha
cracker
Japan’s Maruzen Petrochemical has resumed operations at its
520,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in Chiba, which was shut
following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, a company
official said on Monday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Energy restarts Kawasaki IPA
unit
JX Nippon Oil & Energy restarted its 85,000 tonne/year
isopropanol (IPA) plant in
Kawasaki on Thursday, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: AGC Chiba caustic soda still not running
at full rate
Japan’s Asahi Glass Co (AGC) has been unable to
achieve full operating rates at its 200,000 dry metric tonnes
(dmt) caustic soda plant at Chiba since it
restarted last week, due to the unstable supply of
electricity in the area, a company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Taiyo Vinyl runs Chiba PVC plant at
100%
Taiyo Vinyl has achieved full operating rate at its 100,000
tonne/year polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant in Chiba, Japan, after restarting it on 22
March, a company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Keiyo Polyethylene to restart Chiba HDPE
unit in April
Keiyo Polyethylene is expected to restart its 63,000
tonne/year high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at Chiba,
Japan, in April when an upstream cracker operated
by Maruzen Petrochemical resumes
production next month, a source at Maruzen Petrochemical said
on Wednesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Maruzen Petrochemical eyes April restart for
cracker
Japan’s Maruzen Petrochemical is planning to restart
operations at the 520,000 tonne/year ethylene
cracker in Chiba – shut following the 11 March earthquake and
tsunami – in the first half of April, a company official said
on Wednesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsui Chem unlikely to restart TDI unit
by May
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals is unlikely to restart its
Kashima-based toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) facility before its
annual maintenance in May because of slow repairs at its
facility and upstream plants, a company source said on Tuesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Sumitomo Chem shuts capro line at
Ehime
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has shut its 80,000
tonne/year caprolactam (capro) line at Ehime
on Shikoku amid a shortage of feedstock hydrogen peroxide, a
company source said on Tuesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon restarts 460,000 tonne/year
cracker
JX Nippon Oil & Energy has restarted its 460,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker in Kawasaki after the 11 March
earthquake and ensuing tsunami led to its complete shutdown,
a company official said on Tuesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Asahi Kasei runs benzene, SM units at
80-90%
Japan’s Asahi Kasei is operating its
Mizushima-based benzene plant at 80% in light
of the prevailing tight supply following the 11 March
earthquake, a company source said on Monday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Energy restarts Negishi base oils
facility
Japan’s JX Nippon Oil & Energy restarted its 220,000
tonne/year Group I base oils facility at Negishi in Kanagawa
prefecture on 22 March, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: AGC’s Kashima units to stay shut for
months
Asahi Glass Co’s (AGC) shutdown at its plants in
Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, is expected to last for at least
a few months, sources close to the company said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon delays cracker restart to 31
Mar
JX Nippon Oil & Energy has delayed the restart of its
460,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in Kawasaki to 31 March
amid ongoing repairs.
JAPAN DISASTER: Teijin restarts PET films plant in
Ibaraki
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Teijin on Friday restarted its
polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) films plant in Ibaraki
prefecture Japan after suspending its operations following
the devastating earthquake on 11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: Kuraray keeps Kashima formaldehyde unit
shut
Japan’s Kuraray is keeping its 25,000
tonne/year formaldehyde unit at Kashima in
Ibraraki prefecture off line after it was shut following the
11 March earthquake and tsunami.
JAPAN DISASTER: Kashima VCM plant remains shut after
quake
Kashima Vinyl Chloride
Monomer’s 600,000 tonne/year vinyl chloride
monomer (VCM) facility at Kashima, Japan, remains shut
following the earthquake on 11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: Ube-Maruzen to restart
PE plants when power is restored
Japan’s Ube-Maruzen Polyethylene will be able to restart its
147,000 tonne/year low density polyethylene (LDPE) and 50,000
tonne/year linear LDPE (LLDPE) plants at Chiba as soon as
power supply to the facilities are restored.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsubishi Chem Kashima
crackers to stay shut
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical will take at least two months to
resume operations at its two crackers in Kashima after the
9.0-magnitude earthquake on 11 March damaged some
infrastructure.
JAPAN DISASTER: Maruzen keeps one
Chiba-based benzene unit shut
Japanese producer Maruzen is keeping a Chiba-based 200,000
tonney/year benzene plant completely shut while running its
130,000 tonne/year hydrodealkylation (HDA) plant at 50%
following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
JAPAN DISASTER: Sun Allomer plans to
restart PP lines by March/April
Japan’s Sun Allomer plans to restart its two polypropylene
(PP) lines at Kawasaki by the end of March or early April as
it expects power supply to the plants to be restored by then.
JAPAN DISASTER: Idemitsu to shut benzene
unit for turnaround
Japanese aromatics producer Idemitsu Kosan will take its
327,000 tonne/year benzene unit in Chiba off line for
scheduled maintenance on 27 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: Nippon Kasei keeps
CHDMMA unit shut
Japan’s Nippon Kasei was keeping its cyclohexanol dimethanol
monoacrylate (CHDMMA) unit in Onahama, Fukushima prefecture,
off line after it was shut following the devastating
earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon Oil to restart
Kawasaki benzene unit
Japanese benzene major, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp, is
expected to restart production at its Kawasaki-based steam
cracker and 110,000 tonne/year benzene unit this week,
following its shutdown after the 11 March earthquake.
JAPAN DISASTER: Nippon Nyukazai keeps
glycol ethers Kashima unit shut
Japanese glycol ethers producer, Nippon Nyukazai, was keeping
its Kashima-based plant off line after it was shut following
the devastating earthquake and tsunami on 11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Energy restarts Negishi
refinery
Japan’s JX Nippon Oil & Energy has restarted its 270,000
bbl/day Negishi refinery, a company source said on Monday.
While crude distillation units at the Negishi refinery in
Kanagawa prefecture just south of Tokyo were restarted on
Monday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon on track to
restart Kawasaki cracker
JX Nippon Oil & Energy is on track to restart its 460,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker in Kawasaki as expected on 27 March after it was taken
off line following the 11 March earthquake.
JAPAN DISASTER: Denka to raise op rates at
SM unit
Japan’s Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Denka) is in the
process of raising the operating rate at its 240,000
tonne/year styrene monomer (SM) unit in Chiba.
The unit has been operating at 75% following the 11 March
earthquake and tsunami, but will likely see rates raised to
100% this week.
JAPAN DISASTER: Honda extends production
suspension until 27 March
Honda has extended its production suspension in Japan until
27 March from 23 March due to difficulties in acquiring parts
from its suppliers, the automaker said in a statement.
JAPAN DISASTER: Shutdowns cause sulphur,
sulphuric acid shortages
Disruptions at oil refineries and smelters in Japan are
threatening supplies of sulphur and sulphuric acid,
pressuring prices for these products, market sources said on
Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Japan supply disruptions
hit Asia petrochemicals
Asian petrochemicals are feeling the effects of Japanese
production losses on Friday, a week after the massive
earthquake and tsunami caused widespread devastation.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon, Cosmo Oil raise
refinery operating rates
Japanese refiners JX Nippon Oil & Energy and Cosmo
Oil have raised production at their refineries in western
Japan by a combined total of around 110,000 bbl/day in
order to alleviate oil product supply shortages resulting
from the recent earthquake, officials said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Kyowa Hakko Chemicals
keeps its INA plant shut
Japan’s Kyowa Hakko Chemical is keeping its 90,000
tonne/year Chiba-based isononanol (INA) plant shut due
to safety reasons, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Chisso Corp shuts
oxo-alcohols plant in Chiba
Japan’s Chisso Corp has shut its 100,00 tonne/year
oxo-alcohols plant in Chiba following the massive earthquake
that hit the country’s northeast coast on 11 March, market
sources said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Nippon Shokubai runs MA
unit at normal rates
Japan’s Nippon Shokubai is running its 35,000 tonne/year
maleic anhydride (MA) plant at Himeiji in Hyogo prefecture at
normal rates following the 11 March earthquake, a company
source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon Oil eyes
Kawasaki cracker restart in March
JX Nippon Oil and Energy plans to restart its 460,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker in Kawasaki this month if all goes
well, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: China to cut PTA output on
tight PX supply
China’s production of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) will
fall in April due to heavy turnarounds at plants, with some
producers even bringing forward the maintenance schedule, due
to limited availability of feedstock paraxylene (PX),
industry sources said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsui Chem restarts Chiba
phenol-acetone plant
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals restarted its phenol-acetone
plant in Chiba on 17 March, a company source said on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Cabot plants safe, but infrastructure issues
loom
Cabot’s carbon black and tantalum plants in Japan incurred
only minor damage, and all of its employees are safe, but
problems with transportation and infrastructure could disrupt
operations, the company said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: TonenGeneral Sekiyu restarts Kawasaki
refinery
TonenGeneral Sekiyu fully restarted its
335,000 bbl/day Kawasaki refinery on Thursday and expects to
reach full production by Friday, a company official said.
JAPAN DISASTER: Staff told to leave offices on blackout
fears
Staff from several petrochemical-related firms have been told
to vacate their offices on fears of a possible large-scale
blackout in Tokyo and its surrounding areas on Thursday
night, company sources told ICIS.
JAPAN DISASTER: Shin Dai-Ichi’s PVC plant at Chiba remains
shut
Japan’s Shin Dai-Ichi Vinyl Corp’s 80,000 tonne/year
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant at Chiba, Japan, remains off
line after it was shut down following the destructive
earthquake on 11 March, sources close to the company said on
Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Some petchems restart as nuclear crisis
deepens
Some petrochemical plants in Japan
restarted operations on Thursday, slowly ramping up
production almost a week after the deadly quake and
tsunami struck, but the country is beset by bigger
problems – the Fukushima nuclear crisis and a
consequent shortage of fuel and electricity.
Corrected: JAPAN DISASTER: Polyolefins capacity
down
Japan’s polyolefins industry has incurred significant
production losses in linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE),
as a number of plants remain shut in the wake of the 11 March
earthquake, industry sources said.
JAPAN DISASTER: Nippon Unicar’s PE plants shut on safety
concerns
Nippon Unicar’s polyethylene (PE) plants at
Kawasaki in Kanagawa prefecture have been shut since 11 March
for safety checks, sources close to the company said on
Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: NPU runs Nanyo MDI units at full
rate
Japan’s Nippon Polyurethane (NPU) is running its methyl
di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) facility at Nanyo in Yamagata
prefecture at full rate, unaffected by the 11 March
earthquake, a company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: March olefin shipments cancelled on shut
crackers
Olefins shipments from Japan this month have been cancelled
as some naphtha crackers in the country remain shut about a
week after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the northern
part of the country, market sources said on Thursday.#
JAPAN DISASTER: Du Pont-Mitsui Polychemicals restarts PE
units
Du Pont-Mitsui Polychemicals has been running
its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear LDPE plants at
Chiba at full capacity since it restarted the plants on 16
March after a brief shutdown, a company source said on
Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Kyokuto Petroleum resumes ops at Chiba
refinery
Kyokuto Petroleum Industries (KPI) has restarted its 175,000
bbl/day Chiba refinery, which was shut down by
an earthquake in the northeast of the country on 11
March, a company official said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsui ramps up production at Chiba
cracker
Japanese producer Mitsui Chemicals has increased the
operating rate at its 617,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in
Chiba to close to 100% after reducing output due to 11 March
earthquake and tsunami, a company source said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Tosoh concerned about additive
supply
Tosoh Corp’s polyethylene plants at Yamaguchi and Yokkaichi
are not affected by the 11 March earthquake and are running
“normally”, a source at the Japanese producer said on
Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Keiyo Polyethylene has sufficent HDPE
stocks
Keiyo Polyethylene has no plans to buy spot
high density polyethylene (HDPE) from the
domestic or overseas market even though its 63,000 tonne/year
plant at Chiba, Japan, remains shut, a source at Maruzen
Petrochemical said on Thursday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mexichem says Japan refrigerants plant still
up
A Mexichem plant in Japan is still in operation despite
incurring minimal damages during the 11 March earthquake, a
company spokesman said on Wednesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Wacker to restart silicones plant over
weekend
Wacker Chemie expects to restart its silicones
compounding facility outside of Tokyo over the weekend and
resume operations next week, board member Wilhelm
Sittenthaler said on Wednesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Kashima Chemical shuts two ECH
units
Japan’s Kashima Chemical has shut its two epichlorohydrin
(ECH) units at Kashima, with a total capacity of 52,000
tonnes/year, following the devastating earthquake that
struck Japan on 11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: Sanyo Chem’s polyols units running at high
rates
Japan’s Sanyo Chemical Industries is operating its local
polyether polyols plants at high rates and has not reported
any damage to the units from the 11 March earthquake.
JAPAN DISASTER: JSR Corp stops rubber production at
Kashima
Japanese synthetic rubber producer, JSR Corp, has stopped
production at its Kashima plant while continuing normal
operations at its Chiba plant.
JAPAN DISASTER: Major local auto-makers extend production
halt
Japan’s major car manufacturers have halted domestic
production for safety reasons in the wake of the deadly
quake and tsunami on 11 March, as some
assess damage wrought at selected manufacturing
sites.
JAPAN DISASTER: Mitsui Chemicals running urea, melamine
units
Japanese producer Mitsui Chemicals’ urea and melamine plants
at Takaishi in Osaka prefecture are running at normal rates,
unaffected by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the
country on Friday.
JAPAN DISASTER: Asahi Kasei’s ACN plants undamaged, ops
normal
Asahi Kasei’s acrylonitrile (ACN) plants in Kawasaki and
Mizushima are undamaged and are running normally despite the
massive quake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan on
11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: Zeon may reduce synthetic rubber
production
Japan’s Zeon Corp may cut operating rates at its synthetic
rubber plants as power supply is limited and feedstock supply
has been disrupted in the aftermath of the earthquake.
JAPAN DISASTER: JX Nippon Oil’s C3 units affected by
quake
Japan’s JX Nippon Oil & Energy confirmed
on Wednesday that its propylene facilities in Sendai and
Kawasaki have been affected by the 11 March earthquake and
tsunami.
JAPAN DISASTER: Japan Polyethylene’s PE plants shut at two
sites
Japan Polyethylene’s polyethylene (PE) plants at Kashima and
Kawasaki remain shut in the wake of the 11 March earthquake
JAPAN DISASTER: Sumitomo Chemical runs Chiba PP, PE plants at
100%
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical is running its
polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) plants in Chiba
at 100% capacity after restarting them on 13 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: AGC shuts Chiba, Kashima caustic soda
units
Japan’s Asahi Glass Co (AGC) has shut its
caustic soda plants at Chiba and Kashima after they were
damaged in the massive earthquake on 11 March.
JAPAN DISASTER: Japan Polypropylene’s Kawasaki PP plants
shut
Japan Polypropylene’s polypropylene (PP) plants at Kawasaki
with a combined capacity of 227,000 tonnes/year remain shut
in the wake of the 11 March earthquake.
JAPAN DISASTER: Dow, DuPont, close two sites
US-based producers Dow Chemical and DuPont have shut down two facilities in Japan,
although their other plants are still operating, the
companies said on Tuesday.
JAPAN DISASTER: BASF curbs production, closes
plants
BASF has curbed production at some of its
sites in Japan and closed down others following
last week’s earthquake and tsunami, a spokeswoman said
on Tuesday.
Nippon Nyukazai halts output at butyl glycol plant after
quake
Japan’s Nippon Nyukazai has halted production at
its recently started 30,000 tonne/year butyl glycol
ether (BGE) plant in Kashima, Ibaraki prefecture, following
the massive earthquake on 11 March, a source close
to the company said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Asahi Glass shuts Kashima PO, MPG, polyether
polyols
Japan’s Asahi Glass Co (AGC) has shut its propylene
oxide (PO), monopropylene glycol (MPG) and polyether polyols
plants in Kashima after the 11 March earthquake, sources
close to the company said.
Japan Mitsui Chem’s TDI unit in Kashima remains shut
after quake
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals has kept its 120,000 tonne/year
toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) facility in Kashima shut
following the massive earthquake
that hit the country’s northeast on 11 March, a company
source said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Sumitomo Chem may shut capro line on feedstock
shortage
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical might shut down one
of its two caprolactam lines in Ehime
prefecture before the end of the week because
of a feedstock shortage, resulting from a string of cracker shutdowns in the region, a
source close to the company said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Toray might lower capro plant operating rates –
sources
Japan-based Toray Industries’ 100,000 tonne/year
caprolactam (capro) line in Tokai, Oichi prefecture might
face a reduction in operating rates due to a lack of
feedstock cyclohexane (CX) in the wake of the major
earthquake that hit the country last week, sources close to
the company said on Tuesday.
Cosmo Oil’s 220,000 bbl/day Chiba refinery still in
flames
Cosmo Oil’s 220,000 bbl/day refinery in Ichihara, Chiba
prefecture, remained in flames on Tuesday afternoon, four
days after Japan’s massive quake, a company source said.
Sakai Chemical’s TiO2 plant damaged in quake, remains
shut
Japan’s Sakai Chemical Industry has kept its 60,000
tonne/year titanium dioxide (TiO2) plant at Iwaki in
Fukushima prefecture shut after it was damaged in the
devastating earthquake on 11 March, a source close to the
company said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical runs Chiba benzene plant at
85-90%
Sumitomo Chemical has been running its 150,000 tonne/year
benzene plant at Chiba at 85-90% capacity since 11 March when
pygas supply from its upstream cracker was reduced, a
company source said on Tuesday.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical keeps Kurosaki BPA
running
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical is keeping its 120,000
tonne/year bisphenol-A (BPA) plant at Kurosaki running
despite an 9.0-magnitude quake that hit Japan on 11 March, a
company source said on Tuesday.
Taiyo Vinyl’s 100,000 tonne/year PVC plant at Chiba
remains shut
Taiyo Vinyl Corp’s 100,000 tonne/year
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant at Chiba in Japan remains off
line after it was shut down following the massive earthquake
on 11 March, a company source said on Tuesday.
Mitsubishi Chemical’s Kashima benzene, cumene plants
still down
Mitsubishi Chemical’s 420,000 tonne/year benzene plant and
downstream 300,000 tonne/year cumene unit at Kashima in Japan
have been shut since 11 March when the massive earthquake
struck.
Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan benzene plants ops normal despite
quake
Idemitsu Kosan’s benzene plants
at Chiba and Tokuyama in Japan are not affected by the 11
March earthquake and are running
normally.
Nippon Seiro’s petroleum wax unit not affected by
quake
Japan’s Nippon Seiro is running its 90,000 tonne/year
petroleum wax unit at Tokuyama in Yamaguchi province at
normal rates, unscathed from the earthquake as the plant
is located far from the
epicentre.
Japan’s Sumitomo Chem’s adipic acid unit unaffected by
quake
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical is running its 5,000
tonne/year adipic acid (ADA) plant in Ehime
prefecture normally as it was unaffected by
earthquake and tsunami.
Japan’s SunAllomer’s Kawasaki PP unit may remain shut
longer
Japan’s Sun Allomer’s 67,000 tonne/year
polypropylene (PP) unit at Kawasaki may remain shut even
after maintenance at the site is completed on 22 March
because its propylene supply was cut off after last
week’s devastating earthquake.
Japan’s Tonen General to resume operations at Kawasaki
refinery
Japanese refiner Tonen General Sekiyu is in the process of
resuming full operations at its Kawasaki refinery days after
the earthquake
Japan’s JX Nippon Oil shuts Negishi
base oils facility after quake
Japan’s
JX Nippon Oil & Energy has taken off line its 220,000
tonne/year Group I base oils facility in Negishi, Kanagawa
prefecture, following the shutdown at its refinery complex.
Japan’s JX Nippon Oil shuts Kawasaki cracker on quake
crisis
Japan’s JX Nippon Oil & Energy has left its 460,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker at Kawasaki in Kanagawa prefecture
idle after the devastating earthquake on Friday.
Japan’s Mitsubishi shuts phenol/acetone unit following
quake
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Corp (MCC) has shut
down its phenol/acetone plant in Kashima following the major
earthquake which hit the country on 11 March.
Japan’s Mitsui Chem shuts Chiba phenol/acetone unit due to
quake
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals has shut its
phenol/acetone plant in Chiba following the devastating
earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last week.
Japan Polypropylene’s two PP plants remain shut after
earthquake
Japan Polypropylene’s two polypropylene (PP) plants are still
shut after a deadly earthquake and massive tsunami that
ravaged the northeastern region of the country on 11
March.
Japan’s Keiyo Ethylene runs naphtha cracker at
70%
Japan’s Keiyo Ethylene is operating its 740,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker at Ichihara in Chiba
prefecture at 70% in the wake of a devastating earthquake
which hit the country on 11 March.
Japan’s Sumitomo runs Chiba cracker at 70%
post-quake
Japanese producer Sumitomo Chemical is running its 415,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker in Chiba at a reduced rate of 70%
since a 9-magnitude quake struck Japan’s northeast coast
last week.
Japan’s Maruzen Petrochemical shuts naphtha cracker in
Chiba
Japan’s Maruzen Petrochemical has shut its
520,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker at Chiba since the deadly
earthquake on 11 March.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical keeps Mizhushima cracker
running
Japan‘s Mitsubishi Chemical is keeping its
500,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker running in Mizushima in
despite the deadly earthquake that hit Japan on 11
March.
Japan’s Tosoh runs Yokkaichi cracker at 100%, plans
turnaround
Japan’s Tosoh Corp is operating its 527,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker in Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture, at
100% and plans to shut the plant for a regular turnaround
later this month.
Japan’s Mitsui cuts op rate at Chiba cracker, polymer units
running
Japanese producer Mitsui Chemicals has cut the
operating rate at its 617,000 tonne/year naphtha cracker in
Chiba after a 9-magnitude quake struck Japan’s northeast
coast last week.
Japan’s Asahi Kasei adipic acid plant unaffected
by quake
Asia’s largest adipic acid (ADA) producer, Asahi Kasei, is
still running its 120,000 tonne/year plant at Nobeoka in
Japan’s Miyazaki prefecture following a major
earthquake.
Japan’s Showa Denko cuts rate at cracker on partial
turnaround
Japan’s Showa
Denko (SDK) has reduced the operating rate at its 690,000
tonne/year naphtha cracker at Oita because of a partial
turnaround.
Japan’s Mitsui Chem runs Chiba BPA at full rates
post-quake
Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals is
running its 90,000 tonne/year bisphenol A (BPA) plant in
Chiba prefecture at full rates post earthquake.
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