China’s Yantai Ethylene II cracker shutdown to tighten prompt PE availability as 60-day turnaround begins

China’s prompt polyolefin balance faces renewed upward pressure as a major domestic petrochemical producer prepares to shut its Ethylene Phase II cracker at the Yantai petrochemical complex in Shandong province for an extensive 60-day planned turnaround starting 10 October 2026.