Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene Corp., a joint venture of Asahi Kasei Corp. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., has restarted its naphtha cracker in Mizushima, Japan. Earlier the unit was shut down in the second week of January 2020 due to break down in the refrigeration system.
The naphtha cracker has a production capacity of 496,000 t/y with turnaround and 567,000 t/y without turnaround, was restarted on 28 Jan. 2020.
