Isu Chem-Dong Ming China MEK plant starts commercial ops end-Dec
Angeline Soh
05-Dec-2013
SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–South Korea’s Isu Chemical and China-based Dong Ming
Petrochemical will start commercial operations at their joint
venture (JV) methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) plant at Shandong
province in China by the end of the year, a source from their
joint venture entity said on Thursday.
The 40,000 tonne/year plant has been running at 70% of
capacity since it started trial runs in September, the source
said.
The plant’s run rates will be gradually ramped up to full
capacity to ensure stable production, according to the
source.
Around 60% of the plant’s output is expected to be exported
to South Korea, with the remainder to be sold in the Chinese
domestic market, said another company source. Details as to
when MEK exports from the plant can begin were not
immediately available.
Market players, meanwhile, expects shipments from the unit to
begin in January 2014.
MEK acts as a low-boiling solvent for nitrocellulose, acrylic
and vinyl surface coatings, with over half of global demand
coming from the paints and coatings industry.
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