After Lunar New Year, China embraces major maintenance shutdown at PP plants
After Lunar New Year, China embraces major maintenance shutdown at PP plants
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China market might face up to 385,000 tons of PP production loss in the first half of 2019 as a result of heavy maintenance shutdown in the country.
The following table detailed out the shutdown schedule at 11 PP plants across China from March to June 2019.
|
Plant Name |
Shutdown Date |
Restart Date |
Shutdown Duration |
PP Capacity (tons) |
Est. Capacity Loss (tons) |
|
Zhanjiang Dongxing |
Mid of March |
Mid of May |
60 days |
140,000 |
25,455 |
|
Sinopec-SK |
02-Apr |
08-Apr |
6 days |
200,000 |
3,636 |
|
Maoming Petrochemical |
01-Apr |
07-Apr |
6 days |
200,000 |
3,636 |
|
Dalian Xitai |
April |
June |
50 days |
100,000 |
15,152 |
|
Shenhua Ningxia Coal |
April |
May |
40 days |
500,000 |
60,606 |
|
Shenhua Ningxia Coal Phase II |
May |
May |
40 days |
500,000 |
60,606 |
|
Luoyang Petrochemical |
June |
May |
40-50 days |
280,000 |
42,424 |
|
Shanghai Petrochemical |
Beg. of May |
Beg. of June |
30 days |
400,000 |
36,364 |
|
Lanzhou Petrochemical |
02-May |
22-Jun |
55 days |
350,000 |
58,333 |
|
Pucheng Clean Energy |
June |
July |
35 days |
400,000 |
42,424 |
|
Qingdao Refinery |
June |
July |
60 days |
200,000 |
36,364 |
|
Total Estimated Capacity Loss |
385,000 |
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