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Mitsubishi Chem to Delay Naphtha Cracker Maintenance

17.05.2011 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Monday that maintenance on the No.2 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant, with capacity to produce 453,000 tons per year of ethylene, would be...

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Asia’s Future Bioplastics Hub

11.05.2011 - Boom Region - In 2011, the markets for bio-based materials are continuing to develop dynamically (with annual growth rates of 15-30 %). It is estimated that a global production...

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Japan March Petchem Naphtha Imports Fall 10% Year over Year

13.04.2011 - Japan's naphtha imports for the petrochemical sector fell 10% in March from the same month a year earlier, government figures showed on Wednesday, reflecting the impact of last...

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Mitsubishi Chem To Restart Quake-Shut Naphtha Crackers

08.04.2011 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Friday that it aims to restart the No.2 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant, with capacity to produce 453,000 tons per year of ethylene, around...

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Japan March Ethylene Output +0.1% Year On Year

07.04.2011 - Japanese ethylene production rose 0.1% in March from the same month a year earlier, although some plants were shut after the March 11 earthquake, government data showed on Thursday...

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Japan's Maruzen Restarts Quake-Shut Naphtha Cracker

04.04.2011 - Japan's Maruzen Petrochemical said on Monday it began restarting its 480,000 tons per year naphtha cracker in Chiba, east of Tokyo, earlier in the day, nearly a month after it was...

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Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Cracks Fall Despite Demand

30.03.2011 - Asia's naphtha price was around its lowest in two weeks on Tuesday, with cracks falling to a three-session low despite demand from Taiwan and a cracker in Japan resuming operations...

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Mitsubishi Chemical: Kashima Crackers To Be Shut At Least 2 Months

24.03.2011 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said it would take at least two months to resume operations at two naphtha crackers in eastern Japan after a massive earthquake damaged some...