5 Feb - Kem One declares FM on PVC output from France

Source: ChemOrbis
According to a source from the company, France’s Kem One declared a force majeure on PVC supplies from its Saint-Fons site, France on February 3. Rising water levels on Rhone River, which interrupted the transportation of feedstock VCM, was cited as the reason behind the force majeure.

The interrupted navigation on Rhone River prevented the company from transporting VCM to its Saint-Fons site and forced it to slow down production of PVC there. Internal stocks could not be replenished enough due to very high demand from customers, the source added.

Meanwhile, PVC production at the Balan site has been put under allocation for the same reason.

Saint-Fons site can produce around 210,000 tons/year of PVC, while the company’s Balan plant has a PVC production of 300,000 tons/year.
According to a source from the company, France’s Kem One declared a force majeure on PVC supplies from its Saint-Fons site, France on February 3. Rising water levels on Rhone River, which interrupted the transportation of feedstock VCM, was cited as the reason behind the force majeure.

The interrupted navigation on Rhone River prevented the company from transporting VCM to its Saint-Fons site and forced it to slow down production of PVC there. Internal stocks could not be replenished enough due to very high demand from customers, the source added.

Meanwhile, PVC production at the Balan site has been put under allocation for the same reason.
Saint-Fons site can produce around 210,000 tons/year of PVC, while the company’s Balan plant has a PVC production of 300,000 tons/year.