UPDATE: Vietnam’s Long Son successfully started up steam cracker; downstream units to follow suit

29 Dec 2023 According to an official statement from Long Son Petrochemical, the company has successfully started up the mixed feed cracker in the Southern province of Vietnam on 27 December 202

27 Dec 2023

China’s Qilu Petrochemical shut cracker and downstream units after fire

According to market sources, Qilu Petrochemical has reportedly taken the entire complex in Shandong, China offline after a fire hit the naphtha cracker on-site on 23 December 2023.

14 Dec 2023

China's Wankai to build new PET plant in Nigeria

Currently, Wankai New Material is one of the largest PET producers in China with an annual production output of about 3 million tons/year.

23 Nov 2023 Propylene PPBC Inj PPH Inj PPH Raf

South Korea’s SK Advanced to shut PDH unit; UPP shuts PP plant

This is the second major overhaul SK carried out at the PDH unit this year. The producer took the cracker offline on 7 June 2023 for maintenance

20 Nov 2023

ONCG approves $1 billion investment to expand petrochemical capacity in India

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) has received board approval for a strategic investment exceeding $1 billion to construct new petrochemical complexes in India.

20 Nov 2023

Malaysia’s PrefChem shut cracker, trimmed run rates at downstream units

Market sources with knowledge of the matter said the 1.2 million tons/year cracker is likely to restart within a week as the cause of the shutdown is not critical.

13 Nov 2023

Taiwan’s CPC restarted naphtha cracker

The unit was taken offline on 20 September 2023 for a scheduled overhaul.

03 Nov 2023

Correction: Vietnam’s Long Son Petchem to startup in November.

In an official statement, Long Son Petrochemical (LSP) planned to start up the newly constructed complex in the Southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vietnam within this November

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