China's Qingdao delays startup of new styrene plant
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to sources close to China’s Qingdao Soda Ash, the company has rescheduled the start-up of its new styrene plant. The company delayed the start-up to January 2018.
The 500,000 tons/year plant was initially planned to start operations in the third quarter of 2017.
The 500,000 tons/year plant was initially planned to start operations in the third quarter of 2017.
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