In Mailiao, Taiwan, a significant development appears to be shaping the downstream chemicals landscape: Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is reportedly planning a maintenance turnaround of its Acrylonitrile (ACN) production unit in mid-December 2025. This information comes via a source based in Taiwan, though no public confirmation or detailed timeline has yet been released. Mailiao’s ACN […]
Pakistan’s chemical market is witnessing fresh activity as a Dubai-based trader has reportedly extended new offers for September 2025 shipment of key solvents. According to industry sources, the trader is said to be offering N-Propanol (pure grade, South Africa origin) at around USD 1,100 per metric ton, while N-Propanil (technical grade) is being pitched at […]
Toyo Engineering Corp. (TOYO), in partnership with Rönesans Endüstri Tesisleri (RET), a subsidiary of Rönesans Holding, the global contracting and investment group headquartered in Türkiye, has been awarded the first phase of a major overhaul project for a large-scale gas chemical complex owned by Turkmenhimiya (TH). TH, the state-owned enterprise overseeing the production and distribution […]
Dongming Dongfang Chemical has successfully brought its 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) unit back on stream in Shandong province, China. Market sources informed that the restart took place on September 7, 2025, following an extended maintenance turnaround that began on July 14, 2025. Although confirmation from an authorized company representative has not yet been secured, industry participants widely […]
Saudi Aramco is advancing a sweeping investment program worth approximately $90 billion, launching nearly 100 mega-projects that span oil, gas, petrochemicals, low-carbon energy, and digital innovation. According to CEO Amin Nasser, this massive pipeline is currently under implementation and reflects the company’s long-term strategic push to diversify its operations and secure the Kingdom’s energy future. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Activity in Europe’s recycled polypropylene (R-PP) market picked up this week with new offers surfacing from the UK. According to a source, a UK-based producer is heard to have offered its R-PP homopolymer P512 grade, described as medium melt, black colour with an MFI of 10, at GBP 575 per metric ton. The material is […]
Fresh developments have emerged in the European recycled polyethylene terephthalate (R-PET) market, with a UK-based producer heard to have announced new offers for September 2025 shipment. According to a Polymerupdate source, the producer has set its offer for R-PET clear bottle flake IV 0.74 grade at GBP 1,400 per metric ton in 20-ton lots on […]
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