Japan's Asahi Kasei restarted SM plant after turnaround

insight 29 Jun 2017

Japan's Asahi Kasei restarted SM plant after turnaround

According to market sources, Asahi Kasei Chemicals has restarted its styrene monomer (SM) plant since 20 June 2017.

Based in Mizushima, Japan, the SM plant has a production capacity of 390,000 tons/year. It has been shut since 7 May 2017 for a scheduled maintenance.