China to welcome over 2 million tons of new PET capacity in 2022

10 Dec 2021 However, market sources said that depending on the market situation, these plants might postpone the startup, especially with the pandemic remained at sight.

08 Dec 2021

Vietnam’s Hyosung lowers operating rates at PP plant on weak economic

It is important to note that the production issue will not affect all previously transacted cargoes as the No. 1 plant is still running at a normal rate at the moment.

08 Dec 2021

UPDATE: India’s Reliance joint UAE’s Abu Dhabi Chem to build new PVC plant

The $2 billion project named TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC would be the first to produce Chlor-alkali products in the UAE, and its output shall meet the growing demand in the local market here, as well and in Southeast Asia and Africa.

07 Dec 2021

Indonesia’s Chandra Asia appointed FEED contractors for the second petchem plant

Chandra Asri has been planning to build the second petchem complex since 2018 to meet the growing domestic demand, reducing the country’s need to rely on the import market.

02 Dec 2021

China’s Qingdao Haiwan declared force majeure on PVC outputs

In an official statement to its overseas customers, Qingdao Haiwan Chemical declared force majeure at its ethylene-based PVC plant due to an ‘unforeseeable problem’

29 Nov 2021

Fire broke out at Guangzhou Petrochemical’s refinery

The cause of the fire was preliminarily determined as leakage of coking gasoline when the company attempted to restart the unit from maintenance work.