A detailed inspection has been performed of the naphtha cracker in Mizushima (Kurashiki, Okayama) of Asahi Kasei Mitsubishi Chemical Ethylene Corp. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Numata), a joint venture between Asahi Kasei Corp. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideki Kobori) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Masayuki Waga), which was suspended on January 14, 2020, and the facility is scheduled to restart on January 24, 2020.

Production capacity of the naphtha cracker in Mizushima

With turnaround

496,000 t/y

Without turnaround

567,000 t/y