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Mitsui Chemicals lowers rates at Iwakuni PTA plant

05 Jun '13
1 min read

Mitsui Chemicals has lowered operating rates at a purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant located in Iwakuni, Japan.
 
“We are currently operating the PTA plant which has a capacity of 400,000 tons per annum at 70% of production capacity,” a Mitsui official told fibre2fashion.
 
“Since the PTA margins are very low and feedstock prices are high, we have reduced the production rates,” he added.
 
When asked about a maintenance turnaround at the PTA plant, he replied by saying that the plant undergoes annual maintenance turnaround in September-October and again for 4 to 5 days in March.
 

Fibre2fashion News Desk - India

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