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Malaysia’s Petlin extends LDPE plant shutdown until end-October
17 Oct 2025 Market participants said the prolonged outage could further tighten LDPE supply in the domestic market, as some converters have already reported reduced allocation for the second half of October.
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10 Oct 2025

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Malaysia’ Petlin suspended LDPE operations due to unexpected technical issue

While the producer initially aimed to maintain its October production targets, the nearly two-week shutdown is expected to have some impact on monthly output and allocation volumes.
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10 Oct 2025

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Lotte Chemical Titan shut Indonesian LLDPE unit after unexpected technical issue

Market participants said the unplanned shutdown could temporarily tighten LLDPE supply and may lead to delivery delays to both domestic customers
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10 Oct 2025

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China’s Bohai Chemical achieves stable operations at new PVC plant

Bohai Chemical has successfully brought its Phase II chlor-alkali integration project in the Nangang New Materials Industrial Park to full operation, marking a major step forward in expanding northern China’s petrochemical capacity.
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09 Oct 2025

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Fire at US Dow’s Freeport complex impacts three PE units, operations under safety review

Dow has not yet disclosed the extent of the damage or the expected timeline for restarting the affected units. In an official statement, the company confirmed that the fire was confined
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03 Oct 2025

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Update: Malaysia’s PrefChem edges towards full PP and PE restart, CRT delayed

The unexpected shutdown has disrupted PrefChem’s CRT, which commenced in July and was intended to conclude by October.
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29 Sep 2025

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Chinese producers shut PDH plants amid weak derivative demand

Producers pointed to subdued downstream demand and ample domestic supply as the main factors behind the curtailments, which together affect around 3.8 million tons/year of propylene capacity.
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24 Sep 2025

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Emergency shutdown at Chinese PET bottle plants as Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall

Typhoon Ragasa has forced emergency shutdowns at major PTA and PET plants in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, heightening concerns over short-term supply disruptions in China’s polyester chain
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