MOSCOW (MRC) -- DFE Chemical is likely to restart its polystyrene (PS) plant following a maintenance turnaround, as per Apic-online.
A Polymerupdate source in the Philippines informed that the plant is likely to be restarted in late January. It was shut in late December 2014 for maintenance turnaround.
Located in Manila, Philippines, the plant has a production capacity of 30,000 mt/year.
We remind that, as MRC informed earlier, Hong Kong Petrochemical is likely to shut its PS plant in Hong Kong for maintenance turnaround in Q1, 2015. Located in Yuen Long industrial estate, Hong Kong, the plant has a production capacity of 140,000 mt/year.
Besides, in September 2014, Styron Hong Kong, an affiliate of Styron, the global materials company and manufacturer of plastics, latex and rubber, shut down its PS plant in Hong Kong for a one-month maintenance turnaround. Located in Hong Kong, the plant has a production capacity of 200,000 mt/year.
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