Saudi’s Advanced Petrochemical to shut PP plant for maintenance

01 Feb 2021 Advanced Petrochemical is also building a new PP plant with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons/year at the same complex.

29 Jan 2021

Asian HDPE market might tighten as plants enter maintenance season

Asian buyers have not been receiving offers for USA origin HDPE cargoes over the past couple of months due to the severe supply shortage in this market.

27 Jan 2021

India’s HMEL shut PP plants for maintenance, further tighten local supply

The shutdown is expected to curtail local supply substantially in the coming month.

26 Jan 2021

Thailand’s PTT to shut HDPE plant for maintenance

There are no details on the maintenance shutdown schedules at other units at the same complex at the moment.

26 Jan 2021

Coal shortage forces two Chinese coal-based PP plants to shut down

Coal output in China has been falling over the past couple of months due to the strict safety inspections in Shanxi and Shaanxi – major coal producers in the country and lower import arrivals.