Thailand’s PTT to shutdown HDPE plant for maintenance

22 Jul 2021 Within Southeast Asia, three other producers namely Malaysia Lotte Chemical Titan and Petronas, and Singapore's Chevron Phillips are also having maintenance schedule at HDPE plants.

16 Jul 2021

Two Chinese PE producers switch to HDPE production amid butadiene tightness

At least two Chinese PE producers have switched production this week to HDPE grades claiming the rising butadiene costs and limited availability that hurdle the production for LLDPE.

14 Jul 2021

Iran's BCCO declared emergency shutdown at PE unit after power outage

According to market sources, Iran's Bakhtar Commercial Company (BCCO) has unexpectedly shut its PE lines due to ...

12 Jul 2021

Vietnam’s Hyosung shuts PP plants on technical difficulties

In addition, Hyosung is planning to bring its 600,000 tons/year propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit online between July and August this year.

08 Jul 2021

UPDATE: Malaysia’s PrefChem plans to start up troubled plants in August

PrefChem is a 50%-50% joint venture between Petronas and Saudi Aramco.

07 Jul 2021

A fire broke out at Formosa’s PP storage tank

The company encountered a similar issue in May 2020, when the (T-913B) storage tank stowed PP pallets burst into flame due to a faulty safety valve.

18 Jun 2021

Two USA petchem producers declared force majeure

Asian buyers are not expecting to see US cargoes in the next quarter given the unstable production and the sky-high shipping costs.

18 Jun 2021

Saudi’s PetroRabigh postponed maintenance shutdown at HDPE plant to July

According to market sources, Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Co (PetroRabigh) decided to postpone the maintenance shutdown at its HDPE plant in Jubail, Saudi Arabia to July.

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