Global diaper output is likely to take a hit from an increase in the price of acrylic acid after a chemical tank explosion at Nippon Shokubai Co's <4114.> Himeji plant in Japan, a main production base of the ingredient, Japanese media reported.
Nippon Shokubai is one of the world's biggest makers of acrylic acid, the main ingredient of a resin called SAP, which is used in diapers.
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| Himeji plant in Japan |
The plant produces about 20 percent of the world's SAP and 10 percent of global output of acrylic acid.
Operations at the plant are
likely to be halted for a long time and other makers of SAP resins are
operating on a full-production footing, leaving little room for back-up
production, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday.
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| Diaper production may take a nose dive |
The explosion occurred on
Saturday afternoon at an acrylic acid residue tank and the fire spread
to another acrylic acid tank and a toluene tank.
Two explosions occurred,
killing a 28-year-old fire fighter and injuring 33 people. The fire was
put out on Saturday night.
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