DATE : 2014-01-10

Japan's Asahi Kasei is expected to shut down its   200,000 tonne/year acrylonitrile (ACN) plant at Mizushima next month for scheduled maintenance, a company source said on Friday.

“The plant will be shut around mid-February and the shutdown will last around 50 days,” the source said. Currently, the plant is running at around 80% of capacity, according to the source.

In Kawasaki, the company has a 150,000 tonne/year ACN plant that is currently operating at below 70% of capacity, the source said.

SOURCE Icis News