DATE : 2013-07-17

Japan’s Nippon Shokubai plans to restart its 80,000 tonne/year acrylic acid (AA) line at its Himeji facility by late July, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

“The company targets to restart the AA line by next week [ending 26 July],” the source said.

Meanwhile, Nippon Shokubai has not decided on the exact restart date for its acrylate esters facility at the same Himeiji site, according to the source.

SOURCE Icis News