Schedule of naphtha cracker maintenance, shutdowns in Asia

28-Dec-09

The following table lists recent and upcoming naphtha cracker shutdowns in Asia. Capacity is expressed as metric tons a year of ethylene as reported in Reuters.

Country	Company	Location	Tonnes/Year	Shutdown Period
India	Haldia Petchem	Haldia	520,000	End Oct (8 weeks)
Japan	Mitsubishi Chem	Kashima	375,000	Oct 16-28
Japan	Mitsubishi Chem	Kashima	476,000	End Jun-Mid Aug
Japan	Mitsui Chemicals	Chiba	600,000	Jun 25-Aug 6
S. Korea	Samsung Total	Daesan	850,000	Nov 14-18
Taiwan	CPC	Kaohsiung	230,000	Aug 17-19; Oct 28(50 days)
Taiwan	CPC	Kaohsiung	385,000	4Q 2010
Taiwan	Formosa Petchem	Mailiao	700,000	Sep 1-Oct 12
Taiwan	Formosa Petchem	Mailiao	1,035,000	Sep-Oct 2010