Total declares FM on styrene output from Gonfreville
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to market sources, Total declared a force majeure on styrene output from its Gonfreville site in France as of August 25.
The news followed a shutdown at the site stemming from a technical issue at a heat exchanger, although this was not confirmed directly with the company at the time of the publication. The duration of the shutdown and force majeure was not disclosed, meanwhile.
The news followed a shutdown at the site stemming from a technical issue at a heat exchanger, although this was not confirmed directly with the company at the time of the publication. The duration of the shutdown and force majeure was not disclosed, meanwhile.
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