Egypt’s E-Styrenics shuts PS plant
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to a source close to the company, Egypt’s local PS producer E-Styrenics has shut its PS unit in Alexandria, Egypt due to styrene shortage.
The plant is expected to resume production by the beginning of 2018 while the company will not be able to offer any cargoes from the unit during December, the source reported.
The company’s PS unit has a total production capacity of 200,000 tons/year, divided evenly between GPPS and HIPS.
The plant is expected to resume production by the beginning of 2018 while the company will not be able to offer any cargoes from the unit during December, the source reported.
The company’s PS unit has a total production capacity of 200,000 tons/year, divided evenly between GPPS and HIPS.
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