DATE : 2013-10-19

Idemitsu Kosan is in plans to shut its No.2 styrene monomer (SM) plant for maintenance turnaround.A Polymerupdate source in Taiwan informed that the plant is likely to be shut in September 2014.

It is expected to remain off-stream for around one month.Located in Chiba, Japan, the plant has a production capacity of 220,000 mt/year.

SOURCE PolymerUpdate