Sinopec Shanghai to shut PP for maintenance

According to market sources, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd is planning to shut its PP units for schedule turnaround in August 2016.

Based in Shanghai, China, the company has a PP 1 unit which is expected to shut on 6-20 August 2016 for 15 days and PP 2 unit to be shut on 18 August to 7 September for 21 days. The company has a total PP capacity of 400,000 ton/year.