Tokyo, June 13, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) today resumed the normal operation of its ethylene plant at the Oita Complex following completion of a repair work on the cooling unit which developed trouble on March 18. Feeding of naphtha to the ethylene plant was restarted on June 9.
The two-line ethylene plant has total production capacity of approximately 695,000 t/y (in years without shutdown maintenance). SDK stopped the 200,000 t/y line on March 7 to conduct periodic maintenance of cracking furnaces for completion by March 29. The company also stopped the 495,000 t/y line on March 15 to conduct cleaning of cracking furnaces for completion by March 21.
The ethylene plant was originally scheduled to start operation on March 30, but the start-up was delayed due to the need of the repair of the equipment.
About Showa Denko
Showa Denko K.K. ('SDK'; TSE: 4004, US: SHWDF) is a major manufacturer and marketer of chemical products serving a wide range of fields ranging from heavy industry to the electronic and computer industries. SDK makes petrochemicals (ethylene, propylene), aluminum products (ingots, rods), electronic equipment (hard disks for computers) and inorganic materials (ceramics, carbons). The company has overseas operations and a joint venture with Netherlands-based Montell and Nippon Petrochemicals to make and market polypropylenes. In March 2001, SDK merged with Showa Denko Aluminum Corporation to strengthen the high-value-added fabricated aluminum products operations, and is today developing next-generation optical communications-use wafers. For more information, please visit www.sdk.co.jp .
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IR & PR Office
Tel: +81-3-5470-3235
June 13, 2012
Source: Showa Denko
Showa Denko (TSE: 4004) (U.S: SHWDF)
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