South Korea’s Hanwha Total to expand cracker in Daesan

04 Feb 2021 Hanwha also owns another cracker at the same site, processing naphtha.

03 Feb 2021

Taiwan’s Formosa to shut PVC plant for maintenance

According to market sources, Formosa Plastics Corp is planning to carry out maintenance works at its plant in Jenwu, Taiwan

03 Feb 2021

India’s Reliance to shut PVC plant for maintenance

Reliance owns three PVC plants in India with plans to construct a new unit, however, the producer has yet to reveal the exact timeline for the new project.

02 Feb 2021 SPVC k67-68

USA’s Shintech to complete PVC expansion, constructing a new plant in Louisiana

Shintech Inc. – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan’s Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd is completing the expansion work at the Plaquemine Plant and would be able to startup soon.

01 Feb 2021

Saudi’s Advanced Petrochemical to shut PP plant for maintenance

Advanced Petrochemical is also building a new PP plant with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons/year at the same complex.

29 Jan 2021

Asian HDPE market might tighten as plants enter maintenance season

Asian buyers have not been receiving offers for USA origin HDPE cargoes over the past couple of months due to the severe supply shortage in this market.