China: Three new PE plants are scheduled to start up in 2023

08 Aug 2023 CommoPlast reported earlier, China produced a total of 6.2 million tons of HDPE alone in the first six months of 2023 and increasingly meeting local demand

07 Aug 2023

China added another 2.6 million tons of PP in 1H2023.

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China produced 15.5 million tons of PP in the period from January – June 2023, indicating a growth rate of 4.3% from the same period last year

31 Jul 2023

Vietnam’s Hyosung restarted after power outages

According to market sources, Hyosung Vina Chemical has resumed operating after a blackout forced the producer to shut the entire petrochemical complex in Southern Vietnam on 14 July 2023.

31 Jul 2023

South Korea’s SK Advanced restarted the PDH plant; downstream PP unit to come online

The unit was taken offline on 7 June 203 for routine maintenance, which was scheduled to last about two weeks.

28 Jul 2023

UPDATE: Malaysia’s PrefChem to restart cracker and PP plants

Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) is planning to restart its steam cracker in the Southern state of Johor, Malaysia in the coming week following a brief unscheduled shutdown.

25 Jul 2023

Indonesia’s Asahimas to shut one of PVC units for maintenance

According to market sources, PT Asahimas Chemical is mulling over taking one of the PVC production lines in Cilegon, Indonesia offline this week for routine maintenance.