Japan’s Idemitsu Shuts Naphtha Cracker for Turnaround

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Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan Co said on Wednesday it shut the 687,000 tonnes per year naphtha cracker on Tuesday for a scheduled maintenance.

 

A company spokeswoman did not say how long the maintenance lasts but added the cracker is to be shut till sometime in October

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