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Thailand’s SCG schedules one-month Map Ta Phut cracker overhaul in Q4 2026
23 Oct 2026 Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SCG) will shut its Map Ta Phut Olefins Co. (MOC) naphtha cracker for one month of maintenance in November, with operations scheduled to resume in mid-December 2026.
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22 Oct 2026

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China’s PE market braces for year’s biggest maintenance wave in Q4

The unusually heavy maintenance programme coincides with delayed commissioning at four major greenfield complexes
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21 Oct 2026

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China’s new PP, PE plant startups postponed as feedstock economics split oil- and coal-based schedules

While the delays ease immediate fourth-quarter supply pressure, the capacity overhang has merely shifted into 2027, keeping market participants cautious.
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20 Oct 2026

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Malaysia’s PRefChem unexpectedly shut down petchem operations, restart eyed by late October

The outage struck a complex that was already running well below capacity.
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19 Oct 2026

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PTTGC plans mid-November maintenance at Map Ta Phut LDPE unit as other PE lines stabilise

The prospective curtailment comes just as the producer has restored normal operating rates across its adjacent HDPE and LLDPE lines following months of feedstock-driven output cuts.
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14 Oct 2026

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South Korea’s KPIC idles Onsan naphtha cracker for major turnaround, tightening Q4 olefin supply

Northeast Asian spot olefin sentiment has turned cautiously firm following confirmation that South Korea’s Korea Petrochemical Ind. Co. (KPIC) is taking its Onsan naphtha-fed steam cracker offline in Q4 2026 for a major scheduled maintenance programme.
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12 Oct 2026

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Fujian Gulei targets fourth-quarter polyolefin launch amid feedstock pivot and cost pressures

China’s Fujian Gulei Petrochemical Co Ltd is advancing trial operations across its new petrochemical complex in Fujian province, targeting a commercial start-up before the end of the fourth quarter of 2026, market sources said on Monday.
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12 Oct 2026

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China’s Yantai Ethylene II cracker shutdown to tighten prompt PE availability as 60-day turnaround begins

China’s prompt polyolefin balance faces renewed upward pressure as a major domestic petrochemical producer prepares to shut its Ethylene Phase II cracker at the Yantai petrochemical complex in Shandong province for an extensive 60-day planned turnaround starting 10 October 2026.
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