Japanese August ethylene production dips amid maintenance shutdowns

Amid maintenance shutdowns, Japanese ethylene production in the month of August dipped by 1%as against production figures for the same month a year ago. Ethylene production for August this year has totaled to 636,800 tons in August, compared with 643,300 tons in 2006. Two Japanese ethylene units were shut down due to maintenance-related work as compared to only one plant shutdown a year ago.