Hanwha TotalEnergies Petrochemical has successfully restarted its paraxylene (PX) unit at Daesan, South Korea, following a scheduled maintenance shutdown, according to industry sources. The facility, one of the key PX production units in the country, carries a capacity of 1.26 million metric tons per year and plays an important role in supplying both domestic and […]
Petronas Chemicals Aromatics (PCA) is preparing to bring its Paraxylene (PX) plant in Kerteh, Malaysia, back online after nearly two months of downtime. According to a source, operations are expected to resume by mid-October 2025, following a maintenance shutdown that began in the latter half of August. While the reported timeline points to a restart […]
Over the next two years, China is set to implement an ambitious blueprint to reshape its petrochemical industry, one that tightens the reins on raw expansion and nudges the sector toward smarter, sustainable development. At the heart of the plan is a firm decision: no unchecked new refining capacity. Any additional refining must come through […]
Sinopec Tianjin Petrochemical is preparing to bring its paraxylene unit back online in the first half of October 2025, ending a maintenance shutdown that began on July 21. A market source in China said the company is expected to resume operations as planned, though independent confirmation remains pending. The Tianjin facility, with an annual production […]
Market contacts in Taiwan report that Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp (FCFC) is preparing to take its No. 2 paraxylene (PX) unit offline for scheduled maintenance in October 2025. The facility, situated in Mailiao, carries a nameplate capacity of 700,000 metric tons per year and plays a central role in the company’s aromatic chemicals operations. […]
Aramco, China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), and Fujian Petrochemical Company Ltd. (FPCL) have launched a new joint venture, Fujian Sinopec Aramco Refining and Petrochemical Co., Ltd, to develop a large-scale integrated refining and petrochemical complex in China’s Fujian province. The partnership, officially announced at a signing ceremony in Xiamen on 7 September 2025, underscores […]
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp (FCFC) is preparing to halt operations at its No.2 Paraxylene (PX) unit in Mailiao, Taiwan, as part of scheduled maintenance. A source in Taiwan confirmed that the shutdown is expected to take place in October 2025, though the precise start date and the duration of the turnaround have not yet […]
Paraxylene (PX) prices slipped in the United States on Wednesday, tracking declines in Asian benchmarks even as upstream mixed xylene (MX) values edged higher. A US-based industry source told that, “PX prices in the US have decreased in line with falling paraxylene market values in Asia.” On Wednesday, PX was assessed at USD 905–915/mt FOB […]
Europe’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) market has seen its summer uptrend lose momentum, with sellers now facing mounting pressure as expectations for September weaken. After several weeks of firmer pricing supported by seasonal beverage demand and constrained imports, the market has shifted, revealing signs of fragility that could usher in a softer outlook for the autumn […]
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