Mar 29, 2024 5:06 a.m.

Vietnam’s Nghi Son postponed maintenance shutdown at PP plant

Vietnam’s Nghi Son postponed maintenance shutdown at PP plant

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According to a source close to the producer, Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical (NSRP) decided to postpone the maintenance shutdown at its PP plant by one week from the initial schedule due to the COVID-19 related lockdown.

The 400,000 tons/year plant will be taken offline on 24 August 2021, instead of 17 August for approximately three weeks. 

Demand in the local Vietnam market has been sluggish due to the COVID-19 outbreak that forced many manufacturing plants to shut down. The condition is not expected to improve in the next couple of weeks, leaving suppliers here under tremendous pressure. 

“Due to the delay in the maintenance schedule, we are having extra allocations. The export market is better than the local ground, but shipping is the main issue,” the source added.  

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