DATE : 2015-12-22
Asahi Kasei is in plans to shut a styrene monomer (SM) plant permanently. A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant is expected to be mothballed in H2 February 2016. The exact reason behind the permanent shutdown could not be ascertained. Located in Mizushima, Japan, the plant has a production capacity of 320,000 mt/year.
SOURCE Polymer Update