Korea Petrochemical Industry Co (KPIC) is reported to be planning a significant maintenance turnaround of its cracker at Onsan in the fourth quarter of 2026, according to a source in South Korea. While the shutdown schedule is tentative and both the date and duration are yet unconfirmed, market watchers are already bracing for the impact. […]
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 […]
China’s butanediol market is facing a new supply question after Wuheng Chemical suspended operations at its No.1 BDO plant in Ningxia. Market sources told that the facility was taken offline on September 15, 2025, to undergo maintenance work. The company has not issued an official statement and has yet to confirm how long the shutdown […]
Activity at one of China’s major polypropylene facilities has come to a halt once more. According to market information, Shandong Yulong Petrochemical has taken its No.3 polypropylene (PP) unit offline only days after bringing it back into operation. Sources in China report that the company shut the unit around September 18, 2025, following a short […]
H&G Chemical, a joint venture between South Korea’s Hanwha Solutions and GS Energy, has announced plans to commission a new Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) plant by September 2025. The facility, which will boast a production capacity of 300,000 tons per year, is set to rise in the bustling Yeosu Industrial Complex in South Jeolla province. […]
Hyosung Vina Chemicals is preparing to take its No. 1 polypropylene (PP) unit in Cai Mep, Vietnam, offline for an extended maintenance program, a move that could tighten regional PP supplies as year-end approaches. Market sources report that the company intends to halt operations by the end of October 2025, with the outage expected to […]
Xinjiang Tianye has successfully restarted operations at its No. 3 monoethylene glycol (MEG) plant in Shihezi, China, bringing fresh supply back to the domestic market after a scheduled maintenance shutdown. According to a market source in China, the unit resumed production in mid-September 2025 following a brief outage that began in early September for routine […]
South Korea’s SK Group is cutting ties with one of its highest-profile China ventures, moving to sell its entire 35% stake in Sinopec-SK Petrochemical, a dramatic retreat from commodity chemicals as global oversupply crushes margins. The sale, led by SK Geo Centric Co., a subsidiary of SK Innovation Co., is now in talks with China […]
A source in Taiwan reports that Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is planning a maintenance turnaround at its acrylonitrile (ACN) unit in Mailiao in the July-August 2026 timeframe. The source noted that the precise date and shutdown duration have not yet been finalized, and FPC has not issued an official confirmation. The ACN unit in question […]
A source in China has revealed that Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) has taken its No.1 Styrene Monomer (SM) plant in Zhejiang off stream for maintenance. The shutdown reportedly began around September 15, 2025, though the exact duration remains uncertain as the company has yet to issue an official confirmation. The No.1 SM plant has […]
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