DATE : 2013-12-20

Showa Denko is in plans to shut its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant for maintenance turnaround.

A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant is likely to be shut in mid-March 2014. It is planned to remain off-stream for around one month.

Located in Oita, Japan, the plant has a production capacity of 175,000 mt/year.

SOURCE PolymerUpdate