South Korea's SKGC to shut PP, PE plants for maintenance

19 Aug 2020 According to market sources, SK Global Chemicals Co Ltd (SKGC) is planning to shut both its upstream and downstream plants for scheduled turnaround by ...

17 Aug 2020

Formosa declared force majeure at USA based PVC, PP plants

It is unclear at the moment when would these units come back online.

13 Aug 2020

Taiwan’s Formosa shut steam cracker for maintenance

The unit is expected to remain shut for a month, however, sources do not expect any major impact on the ethylene market.

06 Aug 2020

UPDATE: China's Zhongke to produce PP commercially; trial at PE units

It is reported that Zhongke Refinery and Petrochemical has successfully completed the trial run at its newly constructed PP plants and would proceed to commercial production ...

30 Jul 2020

UPDATE: China's Baolai new PP, PE plants to startup soon

According to market sources, Liaoning Baolai Petrochemical Co Ltd, a 50:50 joint venture between LyondelBasell and Baolai Group is planning to conduct trial run on its new PP and PE plants by ...

17 Jul 2020 LL C4 Film

Canada’s Nova Chemical declared force majeure on LLDPE output

The shutdown further tightens availability for this grade in North America, from which market sources are expecting price increments in the coming days.