Supreme Petrochem Ltd, one of the leading producers of polystyrene (PS) polymer in India, has commissioned a swing production line at its Wangani (Nagothane, Maharashtra) plant that is capable to manufacture styrene methyl methacrylate (SMMA) or polystyrene (PS). As result of this modification, which was carried out in one of the three PS lines at the Wangani plant, the company will be able to produce 42,500 tonnes per annum of SMMA.
“The trial runs for producing styrene methyl methacrylate by modifying one of the polystyrene lines at the plant in Maharashtra into a swing line capable of producing either PS or