19 Jan 2022
According to market sources, Hyosung Vina Chemical has restarted its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit in Southern Vietnam on 7 January 2022 after shutting the line in mid December last year due to a technical difficulty.
14 Jan 2022
Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical has reportedly shut its LLDPE plant in Map Tai Phut complex this week after encountering an unexpected technical issue, according to market sources.
The PP plant consists of three production lines with a combined capacity of 300,000 tons/year would remain shut for two weeks.
13 Jan 2022
KPIC is not the only South Korean producer that announced operating rate cuts due to negative margins. Earlier this week, LG Chem decided to lower run rates at three of its steam crackers to 80% throughout January.
12 Jan 2022
The company has been limiting spot selling to build up inventory ahead of the shutdown.
According to CommoPlast data, SK Energy owns two steam crackers at the same locations, which operating status are unclear at the time of this report.
10 Jan 2022
The cracker was taken off-stream on 8 November 2021 for scheduled maintenance. The producer initially planned to bring the unit online on 6 January 2022
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