Xinjiang Tianye has reportedly taken its No.3 Monoethylene Glycol (MEG) unit in Shihezi, China, offline, according to market sources. Industry participants informed that the facility was shut in early September 2025 for maintenance purposes, though the precise length of the outage has not yet been confirmed. The company has not issued an official statement regarding […]
Market sources in China report that Shanghai Huayi Chemical has successfully restarted operations at its acetic acid facility in Anhui province. According to industry participants, the plant, located in Wuwei, is heard to have resumed production around September 4, 2025, following a short maintenance shutdown that began on August 30, 2025. Although the company has […]
Market reports suggest that Mitsui Chemicals is preparing to bring its Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI) plant in Omuta, Japan, back online in the coming weeks. Industry sources indicate that the facility is likely to resume operations during the first half of September 2025, following a scheduled maintenance shutdown that began around July 27, 2025. Although official […]
Market sources report that Kyodo Sakusan has resumed operations at its acetic acid unit located in Aboshi, Japan. According to industry participants, the company is heard to have restarted the plant on September 1, 2025, following a maintenance shutdown that began on August 19, 2025. While confirmation from an official company spokesperson has not been […]
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp (FCFC) has taken its No.1 Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) unit in Ningbo, China, offline, according to market sources. Industry participants report that the plant was heard to have been shut on or around September 4, 2025, for maintenance-related reasons. While the company has not provided an official statement, sources indicate […]
Market reports from Singapore indicate that Dairen Chemical is preparing to reduce operating rates at its Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) plant. According to industry sources, the facility, located on Jurong Island, is expected to be run at around 80 percent of its production capacity starting from mid-September 2025. The development has sparked attention within the […]
Global specialty chemicals producer Nouryon has initiated a planned maintenance shutdown at its ethanolamines unit in Stenungsund, Sweden, adding to the list of scheduled outages across Europe’s intermediates sector. According to a source, the company commenced the turnaround on September 2, 2025, and the facility is expected to remain offline for roughly one month. While […]
Mexico’s state-owned energy and petrochemicals giant Pemex has taken its low-density polyethylene (LDPE) plant at La Cangrejera offline for scheduled maintenance, according to market sources. A contact in Mexico reported that the facility was halted on August 22, 2025, though the precise duration of the outage has not been confirmed. An official statement from Pemex […]
S-Oil Corp is preparing for a significant maintenance shutdown at its No. 1 residue fluid catalytic cracker (RFCC) unit in Onsan, South Korea, which could temporarily tighten propylene supply in the region. According to a source, the company is expected to commence maintenance on the unit by mid-October 2025, with operations likely to remain offline […]
Maoming Petrochemical Shihua has brought its ethanolamines plant in Guangdong back online, resuming production in early September 2025 after an extended maintenance shutdown. According to a source in China, the facility had been offline since the first half of July 2025 for scheduled turnaround work. While the restart has been reported by industry participants, official […]
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