DATE : 2013-11-21

South Korea’s Tongsuh Petrochemical plans to shut its No 3 acrylonitrile (ACN) line in Ulsan in the second half of December for maintenance, a company source said on Thursday.

During the shutdown, which could last for about a month, the company will work on resolving a mechanical issue at the 245,000 tonne/year plant, the source said.

Tongsuh, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei, has two other ACN lines with a combined capacity of 315,000 tonnes/year at the Ulsan site.

SOURCE Icis News