RELEASED ON 07/02/13 (DD/MM/YY)

Maruzen Petrochemicals, Japan, is operating its No.1 and No. 2 butadiene extraction units at reduced capacity levels, according to a Polymerupdate source in Japan.

Both the units are running at 80% of production capacity.

The company’s No. 1 and No. 2 butadiene extraction units at Ichihara in Chiba, Japan, have a combined production capacity of 200,000 mt/year.

SOURCE Polymer Update