DATE : 2017-09-01
Lucite is experiencing a supply interruption of US methyl methacrylate (MMA) and methacrylic acid (MAA) from its facility in Beaumont, Texas, according to a customer letter obtained on Thursday.
Production at the facility has been seriously affected by catastrophic and unprecedented flooding from Hurricane Harvey, the letter said. The movement of raw materials, finished product, equipment and personnel have also been affected by the storm.
The company is projecting the restart of methacrylate production at Beaumont to be mid-to-late September. Also, Beaumont-produced MMA and MAA shipments will not be made until two days after production flows into inventory.
In the letter, Lucite added that every effort is being made to mitigate the loss of production with support from other assets within the Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Group.
As a result, the company remains under force majeure for MMA and MAA.
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