Xinjiang Tianye has reportedly taken its large No. 3 monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit in Shihezi, Xinjiang, offline for maintenance around September 19, 2025, according to multiple China-market sources. The company has not issued an official announcement, and the expected duration of the shutdown remains unknown. The unit in question carries a 600,000 metric tons per year production capacity, making it one of the more significant MEG lines in China.
Given MEG’s essential role as feedstock in polyester, textile, and packaging applications, even a temporary halt at this scale could ripple across downstream markets. Reduced output here may tighten local MEG availability, potentially triggering price pressures if demand holds while the plant is offline.
Market participants are especially alert because Xinjiang is a key hub for MEG production, and Shihezi’s units contribute materially to China’s overall supply. The timing of this outage coincides with tighter forecasts in global MEG supply-demand balances, whereby any disruption, even if short-term, can skew sentiment.
Until Xinjiang Tianye provides clarity on the maintenance scope and restart schedule, uncertainty will persist. Buyers, downstream users, and traders will be watching for signs of when the No. 3 line will resume, and how this may affect MEG flows, contract fulfilments, and pricing trends in Asia.
