Two South Korean PX plants set to return from maintenance shutdown

20 Jun 2024 Industry insiders believe that the steady demand for PTA across Asia is expected to boost the PX market moving forward.

17 Jun 2024

China’s Jinneng Energy delayed the restart of the PDH unit

Market sources are monitoring closely the return schedule of the unit while expecting no major impact on the market at the moment.

13 Jun 2024

China’s Wankai postponed the maintenance schedule at the PET bottle plant

Zhejiang Wankai New Material Co Ltd has pushed back the maintenance shutdown schedule at its PET bottle plant in Zhejiang, China by one month from the initial plan.

12 Jun 2024

Update: Maintenance shutdown schedules at Chinese PE plants in 3Q2024

While the number appeared meagre compared to the total consumption, note that the market has already been facing supply tightness for this grade for months.

12 Jun 2024

Jiutai Energy failed to restart MTO plants in China following maintenance

The producer has sent out an official statement to its customers while working with internal and external technical teams to resolve the issue.

11 Jun 2024

China’s Wanhua Petrochemical to shut LLDPE unit in July

Other production units including a 350,000 tons/year HDPE line, which completed maintenance work earlier this month.

06 Jun 2024

China’s Zhejiang Petrochemical unexpectedly shut down LDPE unit

Spot availability for LDPE in China has been relatively tight for months and the incident is likely to keep the firming trend in place, sources added.

04 Jun 2024

China’s Jilin Petrochemical declared emergency shutdown at PE plants

Sinopec Jilin Petrochemical was forced to declare an emergency shutdown at its ethylene cracker in Julin province, China during the early hours of 4 June 2024 following a technical glitch at a feedstock pump.

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