Indonesia’s Pertamina to shut PP plant for maintenance

PT Pertamina is planning to carry out a scheduled turnaround at its sole PP plant in Plaju, South Sumatera this September for about 17 days, according to market sources.

The 47,000 tons/year unit would be taken offline on 16 September and would be restarted on 3 October 2021.

Indonesian buyers informed that the producer will not be able to fulfill the contractual obligations during the third and fourth week of September as a result of the overhaul, which is expected to tighten local supply. Yet, buyers are in no rush to secure additional quantities from the spot market due to the persistently soft end-product businesses.