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Taiwan's FCFC to shut SM plant for maintenance

Taiwan's FCFC to shut SM plant for maintenance



Market sources reported that Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp (FCFC) is planning to shut its No. 3 styrene monomer (SM) unit for a scheduled turnaround by 1 September 2016.

Based in Mailiao, Taiwan, the No. 3 SM plant has a production capacity of 600,000 ton/year. It is expected to remain off-stream for 30 days.