DATE : 2015-02-09

 

UK-based methyl methacrylate (MMA) producer Lucite International has declared force majeure (FM), the company confirmed on Monday.

Market sources indicated that the producer had declared FM on MMA on 6 February, but the date and the reasons behind the declaration have not yet been confirmed by the supplier.

It is not clear when the FM will be lifted.

Lucite International has the capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes/year of MMA from its Cassel facility, in Billingham, England.

MMA is used in the manufacture of acrylic sheet, surface coatings, emulsion polymers and adhesives.

SOURCE  Icis News