MOSCOW (MRC) -- Tosoh Guangzhou is likely to shut its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant for maintenance turnaround, reported Apic-online.
A Polymerupdate source in China informed that the plant is likely to be shut on November 16, 2013. It is likely to remain off-stream for around 5 days.
The intended closure has been attributed to shortage of feedstock.
Located in Guangzhou, China, the plant has a production capacity of 220,000 mt/year.
As MRC informed earlier, Tosoh Corporation announced in September it will construct a plant to produce Rzeta, the company’s new emission-free reactive amine catalyst for polyurethane foams. The plant will be built on the grounds of the ethyleneamine production facilities at the Nanyo complex for an estimated investment of JPY 2 billion (about EUR 15.3 million). Construction of the Rzeta plant is expected to be completed by November 2014.
Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene.
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