DATE : 2013-10-07

French specialty chemicals producer Arkema is in the process of restarting its Acrylic acid (AA) and acrylate esters facilities, following routine maintenance, a source from the company said late on Sunday.

Speaking on the sidelines of the 47th annual European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) meeting in Berlin, the source said: “We are in the process of restarting, this will happen over the next few days.”

The company began the planned turnaround in September.

Arkema has a crude AA equivalent capacity of 276,000 tonnes/year at its Carling, France, site.

SOURCE Icis News