DATE : 2014-08-08
US producer Ascend Performance Materials has shut down its largest acrylonitrile (ACN) plant in Texas for a scheduled turnaround, a company source confirmed on Friday.
The turnaround at its Chocolate Bayou facility is expected to last two weeks, the source said.
Ascend's AN7 unit had a capacity of approximately 130,000 tonnes/year, according to Icis plants and projects.
The tightness in global supply is expected to continue amid ongoing and upcoming plant shutdowns worldwide during the heavy turnaround season.
SOURCE Icis News