China’s Shenhua Ningxia shut coal-based PP plant for maintenance

Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (Ningmei) has commenced a scheduled maintenance shutdown for its Phase I polypropylene (PP) production lines 1 and 2. This maintenance period, beginning on June 23, 2024, will last for 20 days. The affected facilities have annual production capacities of 200,000 tons and 300,000 tons, respectively.

Industry participants anticipate that this shutdown may impact the near-term market dynamic in the Chinese PP sector. Players are closely monitoring the situation to assess the potential effects on PP prices and trading activities in the coming weeks.