Monday, November 14, 2011

Total Petrochemicals to permanently shut a 200 mln lbs polystyrene unit at Carville

Total Petrochemicals USA Inc. plans to permanently shut down a 200 mln lbs pa polystyrene unit at its Carville, La. styrenics site, as per PlasticsNews. The polystyrene unit has been idle since H2-20110, because the balance of supply and demand in North American polystyrene has shifted over the last decade, making the unit no longer viable in the current market conditions.

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