Emergency shutdown at China's Zhongan PP plant

According to market sources, Zhongan United Coal Chemical Co Ltd has unexpectedly shut its PP plant today due to technical glitches at its polymerization section.

Based in Anhui, China, the PP plant has a production capacity of 350,000 tons/year. It is expected to remain off-stream for about few days, while the restart date could not be ascertained. There are some speculations rumors from the market mentioning the shutdown could reach as long as 6 months, however, after verification by CommoPlast, the rumors appeared to be untrue.