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Mitsubishi Chem: Maintenance On Cracker To Start Aug. 31

23.05.2011 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Friday that planned maintenance on the No.2 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant, with capacity to produce 453,000 tons of ethylene per year...

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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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Merck Resumes Xirallic Production in Japan

10.05.2011 - Merck KGaA resumed normal operations at the Onahama production site in Japan on May 8. Among other products, the Onahama site manufactures Xirallic effect pigments, which are...

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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'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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Automakers Face Paint Shortage After Japan Quake

28.03.2011 - The shortage of a specialty pigment that gives cars a glittering shine has prompted automakers to temporarily restrict orders on vehicles in certain shades of black, red and other...

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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...