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DATE : 2013-07-02
Shanghai Petrochemical is operating its Butadiene (BD) line at reduced rates. A Polymerupdate source in China informed that the plant is currently operational at 70% of production capacity levels.
Located at Shanghai in China, the BD line has a production capacity of 50,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
Shanghai Petrochemical is operating its Butadiene (BD) line at reduced rates. A Polymerupdate source in China informed that the plant is currently operational at 70% of production capacity levels.
Located at Shanghai in China, the BD line has a production capacity of 50,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
DATE : 2013-07-03
Nippon Shokubai Indonesia plans to restart its crude acrylic acid (AA) and acrylate esters units at Cilegon in West Java as scheduled after maintenance work is completed, a company source said on Wednesday. “We will restart the units by next week,” the source added.
The 60,000 tonne/year crude AA plant and the 100,000 tonne/year acrylate esters unit are still undergoing maintenance, but it will be completed in time for the restart, according to the company source.
Nippon Shokubai took both units off line in early June for scheduled maintenance.
As a result of the plant shutdowns, the producer had limited inventories to offer in the spot market, the source said, but added that fresh offers are expected to emerge by mid-July.
SOURCE Icis News
Nippon Shokubai Indonesia plans to restart its crude acrylic acid (AA) and acrylate esters units at Cilegon in West Java as scheduled after maintenance work is completed, a company source said on Wednesday. “We will restart the units by next week,” the source added.
The 60,000 tonne/year crude AA plant and the 100,000 tonne/year acrylate esters unit are still undergoing maintenance, but it will be completed in time for the restart, according to the company source.
Nippon Shokubai took both units off line in early June for scheduled maintenance.
As a result of the plant shutdowns, the producer had limited inventories to offer in the spot market, the source said, but added that fresh offers are expected to emerge by mid-July.
SOURCE Icis News
DATE : 2013-07-03
Lotte Chemical continues to keep its Styrene monomer (SM) plant off-stream. A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant was scheduled to restart over last weekend. However, owing to technical problems the restart has been delayed. The plant was shut on June 10 due to technical issues.
Located in Daesan, South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 560,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
Lotte Chemical continues to keep its Styrene monomer (SM) plant off-stream. A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant was scheduled to restart over last weekend. However, owing to technical problems the restart has been delayed. The plant was shut on June 10 due to technical issues.
Located in Daesan, South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 560,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
DATE : 2013-07-03
Japan’s Toagosei on 2 July shut its acrylate esters facility in Singapore for three weeks of scheduled maintenance, a source close to the company said on Wednesday.
Toagosei’s facility, which is located on Jurong Island, includes a 60,000 tonne/year butyl acrylate (butyl-A) unit and a 20,000 tonne/year methyl acrylate (methyl-A)/ethyl acrylate (ethyl-A) swing unit.
SOURCE Icis News
Japan’s Toagosei on 2 July shut its acrylate esters facility in Singapore for three weeks of scheduled maintenance, a source close to the company said on Wednesday.
Toagosei’s facility, which is located on Jurong Island, includes a 60,000 tonne/year butyl acrylate (butyl-A) unit and a 20,000 tonne/year methyl acrylate (methyl-A)/ethyl acrylate (ethyl-A) swing unit.
SOURCE Icis News
DATE : 2013-07-03
Saudi Arabia’s Tasnee Sahara Olefins Co (TSOC) has started trial runs at its new butyl acrylate (butyl-A) plant in Al Jubail, market sources said on Wednesday. The company started trial runs at its new 160,000 tonne/year butyl-A since the last week of June, sources said.
Construction works were completed in the week ended 21 June, they added. “Export sales into Asia are expected by the month of September,” one of them said.
SOURCE Icis News
Saudi Arabia’s Tasnee Sahara Olefins Co (TSOC) has started trial runs at its new butyl acrylate (butyl-A) plant in Al Jubail, market sources said on Wednesday. The company started trial runs at its new 160,000 tonne/year butyl-A since the last week of June, sources said.
Construction works were completed in the week ended 21 June, they added. “Export sales into Asia are expected by the month of September,” one of them said.
SOURCE Icis News
DATE : 2013-07-01
China
On 26 June, Shanghai HuaYi, announced officially, that it would resume production at its acrylics units, after an explosion closed the plants on 23 June. The company also said that new prices would be issued on 1 July, as usual. In fact, Shanghai Huayi had been running at low rates in June, due to a technical inspection. The restart will revert to the original schedule. The number of people hurt in the accident has not been confirmed. Victims are receiving medical treatment.
Other plants in China are operating at normal rates but the overall supply of acrylic acid/acrylates was tight. The Shanghai Huayi explosion triggered an increase in acrylates prices. Further details will be available after announcements are made for contract prices for July.
On 23 June, 2013, Shanghai Huayi shut down its acrylic acid/acrylates units due to an explosion in the plant’s second reactor. Shanghai Huayi’s whole capacity was shut down. The company has an acrylic acid capacity of 230ktpa and an acrylates capacity of 270ktpa.
Japan
In Japan, the Nippon Shokubai Himeji acrylic acid and acrylates plants were in the process of restarting. On 27 June, additional acrylic acid and acrylate esters (specialty esters) were given permission to restart by regulatory authorities. The current status of the Himeji Japan Nippon Shokubai site is as follows:
AA 160 ktpa line (approved end of May and came onstream on 10 June) It is understood that 60% of the production will go to SAP production and the remaining to the merchant market. AA 80 ktpa line (approved 27 June and is expected to be onstream within a few weeks, probably at the end of July). SAP (production equivalent to 120 ktpa of the total capacity of 320 ktpa at Himeji started from 11 June).
With this news, 240 ktpa capacity of AA at Himeji is expected to be running by the end of July. This is the equivalent of about 52% of the total AA capacity at Himeji. The restart schedule of the damaged AA and commodity acrylate facilities (BA, EHA, and MA) is as yet unknown (could be fourth quarter 2013).
The planned expansion of AA (80 ktpa) at Himeji has been delayed to the first quarter of 2014 due to the accident, although the completion was scheduled for May 2013, originally.
PS: Regarding SAP, production equivalent to 120 ktpa of the total capacity of 320 Ktpa at Himeji started from 11 June.
SOURCE Tecnon OrbiChem's
China
On 26 June, Shanghai HuaYi, announced officially, that it would resume production at its acrylics units, after an explosion closed the plants on 23 June. The company also said that new prices would be issued on 1 July, as usual. In fact, Shanghai Huayi had been running at low rates in June, due to a technical inspection. The restart will revert to the original schedule. The number of people hurt in the accident has not been confirmed. Victims are receiving medical treatment.
Other plants in China are operating at normal rates but the overall supply of acrylic acid/acrylates was tight. The Shanghai Huayi explosion triggered an increase in acrylates prices. Further details will be available after announcements are made for contract prices for July.
On 23 June, 2013, Shanghai Huayi shut down its acrylic acid/acrylates units due to an explosion in the plant’s second reactor. Shanghai Huayi’s whole capacity was shut down. The company has an acrylic acid capacity of 230ktpa and an acrylates capacity of 270ktpa.
Japan
In Japan, the Nippon Shokubai Himeji acrylic acid and acrylates plants were in the process of restarting. On 27 June, additional acrylic acid and acrylate esters (specialty esters) were given permission to restart by regulatory authorities. The current status of the Himeji Japan Nippon Shokubai site is as follows:
AA 160 ktpa line (approved end of May and came onstream on 10 June) It is understood that 60% of the production will go to SAP production and the remaining to the merchant market. AA 80 ktpa line (approved 27 June and is expected to be onstream within a few weeks, probably at the end of July). SAP (production equivalent to 120 ktpa of the total capacity of 320 ktpa at Himeji started from 11 June).
With this news, 240 ktpa capacity of AA at Himeji is expected to be running by the end of July. This is the equivalent of about 52% of the total AA capacity at Himeji. The restart schedule of the damaged AA and commodity acrylate facilities (BA, EHA, and MA) is as yet unknown (could be fourth quarter 2013).
The planned expansion of AA (80 ktpa) at Himeji has been delayed to the first quarter of 2014 due to the accident, although the completion was scheduled for May 2013, originally.
PS: Regarding SAP, production equivalent to 120 ktpa of the total capacity of 320 Ktpa at Himeji started from 11 June.
SOURCE Tecnon OrbiChem's
DATE : 2013-07-01
China’s Fushun Petrochemical expects its 92,000 tonne/year Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant at Fushun city in Liaoning province to produce on-spec product by 3 July after restarting it on 1 July, a company source said on Monday.
The ACN plant was shut down on 21 June after the producer had reduced its operating rate from 95% to around 75% capacity for five days because of a technical issue, the source added.
The ACN plant was restarted on 6 June following a 20-day maintenance that started from 17 May, the source said.
The average operating rate of the ACN plant was at around 40% capacity because of the frequent disruptions and around 4,600 tonnes of ACN production was lost in June, the source said.
SOURCE Icis News
China’s Fushun Petrochemical expects its 92,000 tonne/year Acrylonitrile (ACN) plant at Fushun city in Liaoning province to produce on-spec product by 3 July after restarting it on 1 July, a company source said on Monday.
The ACN plant was shut down on 21 June after the producer had reduced its operating rate from 95% to around 75% capacity for five days because of a technical issue, the source added.
The ACN plant was restarted on 6 June following a 20-day maintenance that started from 17 May, the source said.
The average operating rate of the ACN plant was at around 40% capacity because of the frequent disruptions and around 4,600 tonnes of ACN production was lost in June, the source said.
SOURCE Icis News