JAPAN ENERGY CONSIDERS CYCLOHEXANE PLANT.(Brief Article)

Chemical Week, October, 2001 by WOOD, ANDREW

Japan Energy says it is considering plans to build a 100,000- m.t./year cyclohexane plant at its Chita, Japan refinery. The plant would likely come onstream in 2005, although the company says it could be brought forward if demand warrants. The company's Nikko Petrochemicals subsidiary has a 120,000-m.t./year cyclohexane plant at Chita, making it the second-largest producer in Japan after Idemitsu Petrochemical, which has 240,000 m.t./year of capacity.

Japan Energy cites strong demand growth for caprolactam and adipic acid for nylon production, which the company says is expanding at 4%-5%/year in Asia. Ube Industries and Sumitomo Chemical are both planning to expand caprolactam capacity in Japan.

Japan Energy also plans to commercialize two cyclohexane...

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