DATE : 2014-07-15
Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co plans to restart its 210,000 tonne/year styrene monomer (SM) plant in Chiba early next week, a company source said on Wednesday.
The unit was shut on 8 July on a technical glitch and is currently undergoing maintenance, the source said.
Idemitsu Kosan also operates a 120,000 tonne/year and a 220,000 tonne/year SM units in Tokuyama.
Other Japanese producers of SM include Asahi Kasei Chemical, Nihon Oxirance Co and Denka.
SOURCE Icis News