Japanese,UK companies potential buyers for BP's UK ETAC-VAM unit

摘要

BP's plan to sell its ethyl acetate and vinyl acetate monomer manufacturing assets at Saltend,near Hull,UK,could likely see interest from either Japanese or UK buyers,market sources said June 19.Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co Ltd (Nippon Gohsei) and Ineos have been rumored as potential candidates to purchase BP's ethyl acetate ETAC and VAM plants,although comments from both companies were not available at presstime.