RELEASED ON 26/02/13 (DD/MM/YY)

Asahi Kasei Corporation is likely to shut operations at its No. 3 styrene monomer (SM) plant.

A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant is likely to be shut in mid-September 2013. It is expected to remain off-stream for around one month.

Located at Mizushima in Japan, the No. 3 SM plant has a production capacity of 390,000 mt/year.

SOURCE Polymer Update