DATE : 2013-07-09

Shell Chemicals has declared a force majeure (FM) on supplies of Sturene monomer (SM) from its plant in the Netherlands. A Polymerupdate source in the Netherlands informed that the FM was declared effective July 8, 2013. The FM has been attributed to a technical glitch.

Located in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, the plant has a production capacity of 450,000 mt/year.

SOURCE PolymerUpdate