MOSCOW (MRC) -- All of Mexican oil and petrochemicals ports were closed to shipping early Wednesday as a severe cold front swept through the Gulf of Mexico, as per Plastemart.
Winds of up to 70 kph and 10 ft waves were reported, closing the leading crude-loading ports on the Gulf Coast: Dos Bocas, Cayo Arcas and Pajaritos, which also handles petrochemicals. Also closed on the Gulf was the petrochemicals port of Altamira.
The only crude-loading port on the Pacific Coast, Salina Cruz, was closed as the mass of cold air from the Gulf Coast swept through the isthmus of Tehuantepec.
As MRC wrote before, Styrolution announced plans to begin construction on a production line for alpha methyl styrene acrylonitrile (AMSAN) at its site in Altamira, Mexico. Styrolution uses AMSAN in its Luran S acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA) and high-heat Novodur acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) products. The new production line will enable Styrolution to expand its product offering and increase supply reliability in the region. It will also position the company for further growth throughout the Americas as well as in key industries, such as automotive and construction. Production is set to start in the second quarter of 2014.
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