DATE : 2014-12-23
Asahi Kasei Chemical is likely to shut its styrene monomer (SM) plant for maintenance turnaround.
A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant is planned to be shut in mid-September 2015. It is likely to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located at Mizushima in Japan, the plant has a production capacity of 390,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
DATE : 2014-12-22
US-based Styrolution has restarted one of two styrene units in Belgium following a maintenance turnaround.
A Polymerupdate source in Belgium informed that the unit restarted on December 20, 2014. It could not be ascertained as to which of the two units were shut for maintenance.
The company operates two styrene lines in Antwerp, Belgium with production capacities of 240,000 mt/year and 260,000 mt/year respectively.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
DATE : 2014-12-23
Samsung Total is in plans to take off-stream its styrene monomer plant for maintenance turnaround.
A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant is planned to be shut in April 2015. It is expected to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located at Daesan in South Korea, the plant has a production capacity of 280,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
DATE : 2014-12-22
Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) will be shutting its methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant for maintenance turnaround.
A Polymerupdate source in Taiwan informed that the plant will be shut in early January 2015. It is likely to remain off-stream for around one month.
Located in Mailiao, Taiwan, the plant has a production capacity of 98,000 mt/year.
SOURCE PolymerUpdate
DATE : 2015-01-05
China’s Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical has shut down its 260,000 tonne/year acrylonitrile (ACN) line in Shanghai for a month-long maintenance, a company source said on Monday.
The unit was taken off line early this month, the source said without specifying the shutdown date.
Shanghai SECCO has a new ACN that has the same capacity at the site that is expected to be started up in April, the source said.
SOURCE Icis News