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 […]
Jiaxing Jinyan Chemical has commenced a planned shutdown of its ethanolamines production facility in Zhejiang, China. A Polymerduniya source confirmed the plant went offline on August 4, 2025 for maintenance, although the expected duration of the outage remains unspecified. The plant has an estimated production capacity of approximately 80,000 mt/year. While Jiaxing Jinyan Chemical has yet […]
Sinopec’s Hainan Ethylene is set to take its polypropylene (PP) production offline in mid‑October, with maintenance scheduled from October 10 through October 20, 2025, according to a Polymerduniya insider. During this planned shutdown, the plant, located in Hainan, China, will be offline for approximately ten days to carry out essential servicing of core processing units. The facility […]
Chengdu Yulong Chemical has taken its melamine plant in Chengdu, Sichuan, offline as of August 4, 2025, the company confirmed, cessation follows the initiation of maintenance activities at the facility. Further details on the expected duration of the outage remain undisclosed, according to a Polymerduniya-based industry source.. The Sichuan-based plant, designed with an annual production capacity […]
Borouge Plc, the UAE-based polyolefins major, posted a second-quarter net profit of $193 million in 2025, outperforming market forecasts despite a scheduled turnaround at its Borouge 3 facility. The company maintained healthy margins and reaffirmed plans to increase its full-year dividend, signaling strong financial health and investor confidence. Second-quarter adjusted EBITDA came in at $440 […]
In a bold move signaling China’s next stage of petrochemical ambition, Shandong Yulong Petrochemical has proposed a ¥117.86 billion (USD 16.42 billion) project to integrate high-value petrochemical production into its sprawling Yantai refinery complex. Derived from a government notice issued by the Ministry of Natural Resources and reported by Jiemian News, the plan outlines a major transformation: feedstocks […]
Dow has officially commissioned its Poly‑7 polyethylene train at the Freeport, Texas complex, launching production on June 16, 2025, with an annual capacity of 600,000 metric tonnes capable of swinging between HDPE and LLDPE grades.. This new resin capability has effectively absorbed Dow’s remaining merchant ethylene volumes on the U.S. Gulf Coast, shifting the company back into […]
At least 40% of the European Union’s ethylene production capacity, equivalent to around 9.8 million metric tonnes per year out of a total of 24.5 Mtpa, is now at high to medium risk of closure according to a Wood Mackenzie analysis reviewing facilities at or below 80% utilisation rates, many of which are small to mid-sized […]
PetroChina has made a final investment decision to build a new integrated refinery and petrochemical complex on Changxing Island, northeastern China – a strategic move confirmed by company and industry sources, although not formally announced by the firm. The CNY 68.5 billion ($9.56 billion) development encompasses a 200,000 bpd crude refinery, a 1.4 million tonne/year ethylene facility, […]
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