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Japan's Asahi Kasei to shut cracker for turnaround

Japan's Asahi Kasei to shut cracker for turnaround



According to market sources, Asahi Kasei Chemicals is planning to shut its cracker for a scheduled maintenance on 10 May 2017.

Based in Mizushima, Japan, the cracker is able to producer 570,000 tons/year of ethylene. It is expected to remain off-stream until beginning of July 2017.