Idemitsu Kosan plans scheduled maintenance on two naphtha crackers at Tokuyama in 2012

25-Nov-11

Idemitsu Kosan Co plans to conduct scheduled maintenance on its two naphtha crackers at its Tokuyama plant in September 2012, as per Reuters. The duration of the shutdown has not been set but it will likely be a little less than two months. As of last week, the company's naphtha crackers were operating on average at a reduced rate of 70-80% capacity after Tosoh Corp shut its vinyl chloride monomer plants near Tokuyama due to a fire. The following table shows the company's maintenance schedule for next year.