UPDATE: Asia PP plants maintenance shutdown in H2 2018

Followings are the planned maintenance shutdown at major PP plants in Asia, excluding China from July to December 2018. Availability for South Korea cargoes might tighten as a result of the extensive shutdown. However, industry sources said that the impact on the market might be limited since most South Korean makers have been putting focus on Turkey market, where currency crisis is impacting demand for imports. 

Details of these shutdowns are shown in the following table: