Market players: Vietnam’s Hyosung shut PDH plant on unspecified problem

27 Dec 2021 According to market sources, Hyosung Vina Chemical has shut its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Southern Vietnam on 24 December 2021...

23 Dec 2021

Fire broke out at ExxonMobil’s plant in Baytown, Texas

The company is assessing the extent of the damage on the plant. However, most of the chemical production lines have been shut at the moment.

23 Dec 2021

China's Sinopec Zhenhai starts trial production at the new HDPE unit

Besides, a PP line with a nameplate capacity of 300,000 tons/year is also scheduled to come online in 2022. However, there is no specific date set at the time of this report.

22 Dec 2021

South Korea’s UPP to shut PP plant for maintenance

The company started up the PP line earlier this year and the first commercial cargoes emerged in China and Southeast Asia at the beginning of May 2021.

10 Dec 2021

China to welcome over 2 million tons of new PET capacity in 2022

However, market sources said that depending on the market situation, these plants might postpone the startup, especially with the pandemic remained at sight.

08 Dec 2021

Vietnam’s Hyosung lowers operating rates at PP plant on weak economic

It is important to note that the production issue will not affect all previously transacted cargoes as the No. 1 plant is still running at a normal rate at the moment.

08 Dec 2021

UPDATE: India’s Reliance joint UAE’s Abu Dhabi Chem to build new PVC plant

The $2 billion project named TA’ZIZ EDC & PVC would be the first to produce Chlor-alkali products in the UAE, and its output shall meet the growing demand in the local market here, as well and in Southeast Asia and Africa.

07 Dec 2021

Indonesia’s Chandra Asia appointed FEED contractors for the second petchem plant

Chandra Asri has been planning to build the second petchem complex since 2018 to meet the growing domestic demand, reducing the country’s need to rely on the import market.

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