DATE : 2014-09-02
Taiwan’s Formosa Chemical and Fibre Corp (FCFC) shut its 600,000 tonne/year No 3 styrene monomer (SM) unit on 1 September for maintenance, a company source said.
The unit, located in Mailiao, is scheduled to restart in October, with normal operations expected in mid-October.
The company operates another 250,000 tonne/year No 1 and 350,000 tonne/year No 2 SM plants at the same location. These units are operating normally.
The other SM producers in Taiwan are Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corp and Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp.
SOURCE Icis News