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 […]
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 […]
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.
INEOS Styrolution has announced a €10 per tonne reduction in European polystyrene (PS) prices, effective August 1, 2025, marking a measured response to declining upstream styrene costs and subdued demand. The premium of high-impact polystyrene (HIPS) over general-purpose PS (GPPS) remains unchanged at €100/t. The company’s pricing decision follows a larger €35/t drop in the August styrene […]
Benzene prices weakened in both the United States and Asia this week, reflecting subdued demand and cautious market sentiment amid growing economic uncertainty. In the United States, downstream buyers are showing restraint. On Wednesday, benzene prices were assessed at 268.00–268.10 cents/gallon FOB US Gulf, marking a $0.01 drop (–1 cent/gallon) compared with last Friday’s levels, […]
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