Mitsubishi Chemical is in plans to shut its naphtha cracker for a maintenance turnaround. The company is likely to undertake planned turnaround at the cracker in early-May, 2018. The cracker is expected to remain under maintenance for a period of around two months. Located at Kashima in Japan, the cracker has an ethylene production capacity of 540 kta and a propylene capacity of 260 kta.