Kuwait’s Equate Petrochemical to shut PE plant for routine maintenance

01 Dec 2022 During this period, “Equate is committed to reliably providing you with your minimum monthly allocations, but please anticipate some delays in shipments,” added, the letter.

23 Nov 2022

UPDATE: Vietnam’s Long Son Petrochemical achieved on-spec PP cargoes

According to Vietnamese market participants, Long Son Petrochemical has successfully started up the PP unit in Southern Vietnam and achieved on-spec cargoes this week – nearly a month behind schedule.

27 Oct 2022

Fire broke out at Malaysia’s Pengerang Integrated Complex

According to an official statement posted on its website, Malaysia’s PETRONAS confirmed a fire and explosion that took place at one of the interconnecting pipes at the Pengerang Integrated Complex (PIC), Johor.

26 Oct 2022

Saudi’s PetroRabigh to shut PP, and PE units for maintenance in December

There are no schedules set for the LLDPE unit. However, the line experienced some production hiccups in August-September, which restricted availability for this grade to a certain extent.

25 Oct 2022

Indonesia’s Chandra Asri declared force majeure at steam cracker

In an official letter to customers, the producer said the event has severely affected its ability to fulfil contract obligations for both PP and PE cargoes

14 Oct 2022

China's CNPC Guangdong started up new PP plant; PE units to follow suit

According to market sources, CNPC Guangdong Petrochemical (or Jieyang Refinery) has successfully started up the newly constructed PP unit in Guangdong on 13 October 2022