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

18 Sep 2025 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.

29 Aug 2025

Singapore’s Aster Chemicals declares force majeure at Bukom cracker

Singapore’s Aster Chemicals and Energy has declared force majeure on olefin supplies from its Bukom Island naphtha cracker following a fire at the facility

27 Aug 2025

Malaysia’s Lotte Chemical Titan to partially shut HDPE plant for brief turnaround

Concerns over HDPE film supply have been mounting in the Malaysian market for several weeks, with many buyers reporting extended delivery delays since July.

25 Aug 2025

Update: Hyundai Chemical expands Daesan turnaround to PP amid industry reforms

Hyundai Chemical Co Ltd is set to take both its PE and PP facilities offline at the Daesan complex in South Korea during the fourth quarter for scheduled maintenance, market sources confirmed.

25 Aug 2025

China’s Hengli Petrochemical shut Huizhou PTA plants amid technical issues

The unexpected outage immediately lifted PTA futures on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, as traders priced in a more uncertain supply outlook.

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