Thailand’s PTT to shut HDPE plant for maintenance

26 Jan 2021 There are no details on the maintenance shutdown schedules at other units at the same complex at the moment.

26 Jan 2021

Coal shortage forces two Chinese coal-based PP plants to shut down

Coal output in China has been falling over the past couple of months due to the strict safety inspections in Shanxi and Shaanxi – major coal producers in the country and lower import arrivals.

21 Jan 2021

South Korea’s SK Advanced to startup new PP plant in March

The PP unit is a joint venture between PolyMirae and SK Advanced, using “Spheripol” process of LyondellBasell.

20 Jan 2021

South Korea’s YNCC restarted No. 2 cracker, achieved on-spec output

The new ethylene capacity would be supplied to Daelim’s new mPE plant at the adjacent location.

15 Jan 2021

Malaysia’s Lotte Chemical Titan shuts PP line on cracker issue

A source close to the producer informed that the fluidized naphtha cracker is facing technical difficulties and currently operating at a lower rate.

14 Jan 2021

China to welcome more HDPE capacity in 2021

Players expected China to reduce the dependency on the import market substantially for HDPE.

14 Jan 2021

China embraces a new wave of PP plant startup in 2021

Major projects to watch out including Oriental Energy, Ningbo Fortune Petrochemical and Zhejiang Petrochemical Phase II.

13 Jan 2021 GPPS Inj

Reminder: Singapore’s Denka discontinued GPPS production

Denka Singapore Co Ltd was one of the major polystyrene producers in the Southeast Asia region.

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