South Korea’s SK Advanced to shut PDH unit; UPP shuts PP plant

23 Nov 2023 This is the second major overhaul SK carried out at the PDH unit this year. The producer took the cracker offline on 7 June 2023 for maintenance

20 Nov 2023

ONCG approves $1 billion investment to expand petrochemical capacity in India

India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) has received board approval for a strategic investment exceeding $1 billion to construct new petrochemical complexes in India.

20 Nov 2023

Malaysia’s PrefChem shut cracker, trimmed run rates at downstream units

Market sources with knowledge of the matter said the 1.2 million tons/year cracker is likely to restart within a week as the cause of the shutdown is not critical.

13 Nov 2023

Taiwan’s CPC restarted naphtha cracker

The unit was taken offline on 20 September 2023 for a scheduled overhaul.

03 Nov 2023

Correction: Vietnam’s Long Son Petchem to startup in November.

In an official statement, Long Son Petrochemical (LSP) planned to start up the newly constructed complex in the Southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vietnam within this November

02 Nov 2023

UPDATE: Vietnam’s Long Son Petchem postponed its startup to December.

Long Son Petrochemical (LSP) once again delayed the startup at the newly constructed complex in the Southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Vietnam amid a deepening market turmoil