Unplanned shutdown at China's Shaoxing PP unit

Zhejiang Shaoxing Sanjin Petrochemical Co Ltd has unexpectedly shut its PP unit due to electrical failure, market sources reported on 13 June 2016. The 300,000 tons/year unit is expected to remain off-stream for at least 2 days.

Meanwhile, the company owns another 200,000 tons/year PP unit at the adjacent location, which is now operating at normal rate. Both units are scheduled to undergo maintenance shutdown during the G20 Summit, end of August to beginning of September. However, it remains unsure about the offline duration.