Mitsui Chemicals operates PTA plant at reduced capacity

Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity.

 

Japan's Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity. The plant is operating at 80 percent#

The plant is operating at 80 percent of its operating capacity due to poor PTA margin, a company official told fibre2fashion.

 

Japan's Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity. The plant is operating at 80 percent#

The current PTA market is not good and it is likely to improve after mid-October 2013, the official added.

 

Japan's Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity. The plant is operating at 80 percent#

At present, the demand for PTA from the Chinese main market is moderate, according to the official.

 

Japan's Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity. The plant is operating at 80 percent#

The Iwakuni plant has an annual capacity to produce 400,000 metric tons of PTA.

 

Japan's Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity. The plant is operating at 80 percent#

PTA is a basic raw material used in the polyester industry to produce industrial and textile fibres.

 

Japan's Mitsui Chemicals is operating its Iwakuni based purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant reduced capacity. The plant is operating at 80 percent#