Saudi’s Petro Rabigh to restart HDPE plant; LLDPE unit to enter maintenance

12 Feb 2024 Petro Rabigh shut the 700,000 tons/year PP plant in January following unspecified issues at the upstream HOFCC cracking unit that disrupted the feedstocks supply.

31 Jan 2024

Taiwan’s Formosa shut PE units for maintenance; delayed restart at No. 3 cracker

On the other hand, the producer postponed the restart date at the No. 3 steam cracker to February from the initial schedule of early January citing negative margins.

30 Jan 2024

Saudi’s SEPC to expand ethylene cracker, Lummus Technology selected

The contract, announced on 11 January 2024, involves the design and supply of two Short Residence Time (SRT) pyrolysis cracking heaters, which is expected to boost the olefins outputs from the existing cracker by 18%.

30 Jan 2024

China’s Inner Mongolia Yihua unexpectedly shut PVC plant on equipment failure

Inner Mongolia Yihua Chemical Industry Co has declared an emergency shutdown at its carbide-based PVC plant in Inner Mongolia, China following an equipment failure

23 Jan 2024

UAE’s Borouge to spend $6.2 billion to expand Borouge 4

Borouge, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Borealis have officially confirmed a $6.2 billion investment to expand the Borouge 4 petrochemical complex in Ruwais, UAE.

23 Jan 2024

Saudi’s Sabic advances $6.4 billion petrochemical venture in China

The final investment decision (FID) signed on 21 January 2024 allows Sabic 51% of the stake in the project, while China’s state-owned Fujian Fuhua Gulei Petrochemical holds the remaining 49%.