RELEASED ON 29/05/13 (DD/MM/YY)

Shell Nederland Chemie (SNC) has declared an internal force majeure on supplies of styrene monomer (SM) from its plant in the Netherlands.

A Polymerupdate source in the Netherlands informed that the force majeure has been declared on SM supplies to Shell Chemicals Europe (SCE) as of May 17, 2013. The FM has been attributed to technical problems at the company's SM plant.

No impact is foreseen on deliveries for May 2013 to the company's customers. Located in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, the plant has a production capacity of 450,000 mt/year.  

SOURCE Polymer Update