Japan Energy Group's subsidiary, refiner Kashima Oil has commenced operations at its JPY70 bln petrochemical complex at the Kashima refinery. Facilities at the complex include a 60,000 bpd condensate splitter, a 420,000 tpa paraxylene unit, a 20,000 bpd catalytic reformer, a 190,000 tpa aromatic solvent extraction unit and a 15,000 bpd trans-alkylation unit.The petrochemical complex was built as a joint venture between Japan Energy Group with an 80% equity stake with the rest of the stake owned by Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation.
