RELEASED ON 19/03/13 (DD/MM/YY)

Asian Acetyls Co (Asacco) has shut a vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant for maintenance.

A Polymerupdate source in South Korea informed that the plant was shut on March 18, 2013 for maintenance turnaround. The plant is expected to remain off-stream for around one month.

Located in Ulsan, South Korea, the plant has a capacity of 205,000 mt/year.

SOURCE Polymer Update