Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has taken its sizable Paraxylene (PX) production unit at Daesan offline for a scheduled maintenance turnaround that began in early August 2025, with operations expected to resume by the end of September 2025. The outage affects a facility with an annual production capacity of 1.26 million metric tons, a significant portion of […]
In a rare strategic pivot, Reliance Industries has purchased high-sulphur fuel oil from Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), signaling a departure from its usual reliance on Russian supplies. According to several industry insiders, Reliance secured two cargoes, each around 33,000 metric tons, through HPCL tenders that closed in late July and early August, with loading […]
Fuhaichuang Petroleum & Petrochemical is on track to resume operations at its Orthoxylene (OX) plant in Gulei by late August 2025, according to a Polymerduniya source. The plant, which has been offline since late June for maintenance, features an annual production capacity of approximately 240,000 mt. Meanwhile, at Zhejiang Petrochemical, the No. 1 polypropylene (PP) […]
Fuhaichuang Petroleum and Petrochemical is poised to resume production at its Orthoxylene (OX) plant in Gulei, after a maintenance-related shutdown. A Polymerduniya source in China confirmed that the facility, offline since late June, is scheduled to restart operations by the end of August 2025. The Gulei-based OX plant holds an annual production capacity of 240,000 […]
Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is preparing for a scheduled shutdown of its Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) production unit at Mai Liao, Taiwan, in mid-August 2025, according to updated information obtained by Polymerduniya. A source in Taiwan confirmed that the facility will go offline around August 15 and is expected to remain shut until approximately August 21, […]
PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical is scheduled to take its Styrene Monomer (SM) unit offline for maintenance beginning on September 5, 2025, an industry source in China confirmed to Polymerduniya. The planned shutdown is set to impact production, although no specific timeline for the duration of the maintenance has been disclosed. Located in Guangdong, the SM unit […]
Lotte Titan Nusantara has temporarily shut down its No. 2 high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant in Cilegon for a scheduled maintenance turnaround. The outage, which commenced in early August 2025, is expected to last approximately one month, according to a Polymerduniya source in Indonesia. This facility, with an annual production capacity of 125,000 mt/year, plays a […]
ENN Inner Mongolia Xinneng Energy has taken its No.1 methanol plant in Erdos, China, offline for maintenance. A company source told Polymerduniya that the shutdown began on August 4, 2025, though the duration of the outage remains unclear. The Erdos-based facility has a production capacity of 600,000 mt/year.
Tangshan Risun Chemical has resumed operations at its styrene monomer (SM) plant in Hebei, China, following a planned maintenance turnaround. A company source told Polymerduniya that the plant came back online around August 8, 2025, after being shut for maintenance on July 5, 2025. The Hebei-based facility has a production capacity of 300,000 mt/year.
Zhejiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) has temporarily shut down its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant in Zhoushan for scheduled maintenance, according to a Polymerduniya source. The shutdown began around August 5, 2025, and is expected to last two to three weeks, during which time operations at the facility will remain offline. The Zhoushan plant has […]
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