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(Japan Today) -- About 25% of
domestic production of ethylene, a key material for petrochemical products,
has been halted following last week’s devastating earthquake in Japan, the head
of the petrochemical industry body said Thursday.
‘‘One-quarter of domestic manufacturing capacity of ethylene has
stopped,’’ Kyohei Takahashi, chairman of the Japan Petrochemical Industry
Association, said at a press conference.
Takahashi, also chairman of Showa Denko KK, suggested that the halt in
ethylene production will have effects on a wide range of industries.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp has been forced to halt operations of its plant
with Japan’s largest ethylene production capacity in Ibaraki Prefecture due to
damage caused by the earthquake that hit northeastern and eastern Japan.
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