MOSCOW (MRC) -- Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp has shut a styrene monomer (SM) plant for maintenance turnaround, as per Apic-online.
A Polymerupdate source in Taiwan informed that the plant was shut on February 15, 2014. It is likely to remain off-stream till March 11, 2014.
Located at Tashe in Taiwan, the plant has a production capacity of 130,000 mt/year.
As MRC wrote previously, Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan’s largest refining and petrochemical companies, is in plans to shut its SM plant for maintenance turnaround in April 2014. It will remain off-stream for around one month. Located in Chiba, Japan, the plant has a production capacity of 210,000 mt/year.
Besides, Taiyo Petrochemical is in plans to shut its SM plant for maintenance in September 2014. The shutdown is expected to remain in force for around 30 days. The plant is currently operating at full production capacity levels. Located at Ube in Japan, the SM plant has a production capacity of 370,000 mt/year.
Also, another major Asian petrochemical producer Samsung Total is likely to shut its No.1 SM plant for maintenance turnaround in March 2014. It is likely to remain off-stream for around one month. Located in Daesan, South Korea, the No.1 SM plant has a production capacity of 650,000 mt/year.
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