South Korea’s GS Caltex to expand cracker operations and shut downstream units in September

10 Jul 2024 Assuming the restart proceeds as scheduled, GS Caltex expects to resume offerings in December, with Indian Standard Certification anticipated to be available starting January 2025.

01 Jul 2024

South Korea’s GS Caltex to shut HDPE plant for maintenance

As a result of this shutdown, GS Caltex may face limitations in its export allocations for the third and fourth quarters of the year.

28 Jun 2024

Update: China’s Tianjin Bohua declared force majeure on PVC and PP outputs

Several customers in Southeast Asia have reported delays in shipments from the supplier, and this latest incident has further exacerbated delivery uncertainties.

26 Jun 2024

China’s Shenhua Ningxia shut coal-based PP plant for maintenance

Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (Ningmei) has commenced a scheduled maintenance shutdown for its Phase I polypropylene (PP) production lines 1 and 2.

25 Jun 2024

Explosion at China’s Tianjin Bohua Petrochemical complex

This precautionary measure was necessitated by the immediate evacuation of workers, most of whom were not equipped with toxic-prevention masks.

20 Jun 2024

Two South Korean PX plants set to return from maintenance shutdown

Industry insiders believe that the steady demand for PTA across Asia is expected to boost the PX market moving forward.

17 Jun 2024

China’s Jinneng Energy delayed the restart of the PDH unit

Market sources are monitoring closely the return schedule of the unit while expecting no major impact on the market at the moment.

13 Jun 2024

China’s Wankai postponed the maintenance schedule at the PET bottle plant

Zhejiang Wankai New Material Co Ltd has pushed back the maintenance shutdown schedule at its PET bottle plant in Zhejiang, China by one month from the initial plan.

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