RELEASED ON 15/03/13 (DD/MM/YY)

South Korean producer LG MMA plans to shut its 50,000 tonne/year methyl methacrylate (MMA) No 2 line at Yeosu early next week for maintenance, a company source said on Friday.

The shutdown will last less than a week, he added.

Meanwhile, its 76,000 tonne/year No 3 line at the same site is scheduled for a 3-4 week-long maintenance in end August, he said.

The company also runs a 50,000 tonne/year No 1 line, also at the same site.

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