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, was restarted on January 28, 2020.

Production capacity of the naphtha cracker in Mizushima

With turnaround

496,000 t/y

Without turnaround

567,000 t/y

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