Japan's Keiyo to shut naphtha cracker for turnaround in 2018
Japan's Keiyo to shut naphtha cracker for turnaround in 2018
Market sources reported that Keiyo Ethylene Co Ltd is planning to shut its naphtha-fed steam cracker by mid of May 2018 for a planned maintenance.
Based in Chiba, Japan, the cracker has a ethylene production capacity of 700,000 tons/year and propylene capacity of 400,000 tons/year. It is expected to remain off-stream until early July 2018.