DATE : 2013-09-02

Asahi Kasei will shut its Styrene monomer (SM) plant for maintenance turnaround.

A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed that the plant will be shut in mid-September 2013. It is likely to remain off-stream for around 30 days.

Located in Mizushima, Japan, the plant has a production capacity of 390,000 mt/year.

SOURCE PolymerUpdate