South Korea’s UPP readies for major maintenance at the PP plant in August

29 Jul 2024 UPP is a joint venture that was established in November 2018 and began operations in mid-2021. It leverages the combined strengths of its parent companies to produce competitive and differentiated PP products, catering to the growing markets in Asia.

29 Jul 2024

Indonesia’s Chandra Asri faces operational setback as technical glitches halt naphtha cracker

The full extent of the operational impact and the potential market implications are yet to be determined as the company works to address the technical issue and resume normal production levels.

29 Jul 2024

Fire erupted at S-Oil Plant in South Korea: No casualties reported

This is the second fire at the complex this year, with the previous one occurring on 23 February 2024, impacting the No. 3 CDU plant. The recurrence of such incidents has raised concerns about the safety protocols in place at the facility.

10 Jul 2024

South Korea’s GS Caltex to expand cracker operations and shut downstream units in September

Assuming the restart proceeds as scheduled, GS Caltex expects to resume offerings in December, with Indian Standard Certification anticipated to be available starting January 2025.

01 Jul 2024

South Korea’s GS Caltex to shut HDPE plant for maintenance

As a result of this shutdown, GS Caltex may face limitations in its export allocations for the third and fourth quarters of the year.

28 Jun 2024

Update: China’s Tianjin Bohua declared force majeure on PVC and PP outputs

Several customers in Southeast Asia have reported delays in shipments from the supplier, and this latest incident has further exacerbated delivery uncertainties.

26 Jun 2024

China’s Shenhua Ningxia shut coal-based PP plant for maintenance

Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (Ningmei) has commenced a scheduled maintenance shutdown for its Phase I polypropylene (PP) production lines 1 and 2.

25 Jun 2024

Explosion at China’s Tianjin Bohua Petrochemical complex

This precautionary measure was necessitated by the immediate evacuation of workers, most of whom were not equipped with toxic-prevention masks.

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