Idemitsu SM Malaysia continues to keep its styrene monomer (SM) plant shut.

A Polymerupdate source in China informed that the plant remains off-stream since mid-September 2015. The plant was shut owing to mechanical problems. It could not be ascertained as to when the plant will resume production. 

Located at Pasir Gudang in Malaysia, the plant has a production capacity of 240,000 mt/year.