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

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

29 Sep 2025

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.

24 Sep 2025

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

22 Sep 2025

Malaysia’s Lotte Chemical Titan restarted HDPE unit but supply tightness expected to persist

Malaysia’s Lotte Chemical Titan has restarted one of its HDPE units following a scheduled turnaround, though market players caution that supply tightness is unlikely to ease in the immediate term

18 Sep 2025

China's Sinopec considers shuttering ageing polyolefin plants in strategic shift

Sinopec Group is moving toward permanently closing several ageing polyolefin production units, in a move market observers see as an early response to Beijing’s campaign against industrial inefficiency

09 Sep 2025

Technical setback halted PrefChem’s CRT, restart slated for 2H September

Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PrefChem) has halted operations at parts of its Johor, Malaysia complex earlier this month after encountering unspecified technical issues at upstream units.

08 Sep 2025

Vietnam’s Hyosung Vina mulls bringing forward plant turnaround to 4Q2025

Hyosung Vina, Vietnam’s largest PP producer, has been grappling with mounting competitive pressure across Asia, particularly from abundant Chinese supply.

08 Sep 2025

Thailand’s PTTGC to fast-track cracker turnaround, may trim PE output

The rescheduling is linked to feedstock disruption following an overhaul at an upstream refinery unit located within the same site.

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