China’s Maoming Petrochemical brings forward maintenance shutdown

Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Corporation has decided to bring forward the maintenance shutdown at its petrochemical complex in Guangdong by one month, according to market sources. 

The company reschedules the overhaul of the entire complex to the beginning of April 2020. The following table details the shutdown period of each unit. 

Maoming Petrochemical is one of the major LDPE suppliers in the local Chinese market. The 60 days shutdown at the unit creates a mild panic among local buyers today, resulted in active searching for this grade in both local and import ground.