UPDATE: Indonesia’s Pertamina and Polytama postponed maintenance schedules

15 Feb 2022 Polytama therefore will also be able to postpone the overhaul at its 300,000 tons/year PP plant as propylene supply from Pertamina continues to flow until late February.

11 Feb 2022

Explosion at South Korea’s YNCC caused four fatalities

While the full extent of the damage has yet been assessed, market sources said that the company has shut the smallest naphtha cracker (No. 3)

10 Feb 2022

Heavy maintenance shutdown curtails PP availability in Asia

While PP offers have been rising due to tighter supply and rising crude oil prices, sources said that Chinese materials could compensate for the production loses

10 Feb 2022

China's Jinneng to shut PDH and PP plants for maintenance

According to market sources, Qingdao Jinneng Science & Technology Co is planning to shut its PDH and PP plants in ...

09 Feb 2022

UPDATE: Vietnam’s Nghi Son lowered operating rate at PP plant

The company in January had lowered operating rates at the refinery to 80% and faced the threat of a lengthy shutdown at the entire complex, including the downstream PP plant.

09 Feb 2022

UPDATE: Vietnam’s Hyosung to carry out maintenance at PDH unit

Vietnam’s Hyosung Vina Chemicals has reportedly taken its 600,000 tons/year propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit offline on 4 February 2022 for equipment repair