Qatar Vinyl Co to launch nation’s first PVC plant in September 2025

16 Jul 2025 Originally announced in April 2022 and approved later that October, the PVC project is being developed under a newly formed joint venture

14 Jul 2025

South Korea’s Hyundai to undergo major maintenance at PE units in Q4 2025

Hyundai Chemical Co Ltd is planning a major maintenance shutdown at its polyethylene (PE) production facilities in Daesan, South Korea, during the fourth quarter of 2025

14 Jul 2025

Indonesia’s Pertamina shut PP unit in Plaju on technical difficulties

Pertamina (Persero) PT has unexpectedly taken its sole polypropylene (PP) unit in Plaju, South Sumatra offline over the weekend due to unspecified technical issues, according to market sources.

09 Jul 2025

Vietnam’s Long Son Petrochemical targets August restart following extended shutdown

LSP initially shut the facility in late October 2024, amid a broader wave of shutdowns and rate reductions across Asia’s naphtha-based petrochemical sector

09 Jul 2025

Taiwan’s Formosa to shut PE units in Mailiao for unplanned turnaround

Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is set to temporarily shut parts of its PE production facilities in Mailiao, Taiwan, this July to carry out essential repair works.

03 Jul 2025

Saudi’s Sadara unexpectedly shut cracker, downstream PE outputs impacted

Sadara Chemical Company has taken its mixed-feed cracker in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia offline unexpectedly earlier this week due to a technical issue, market sources confirmed