UPDATE: Vietnam’s Nghi Son completed maintenance at PP plant

14 Sep 2021 Demand in the local Vietnam market has yet to show any strong improvement as the country extended the strict movement restrictions until the end of September to curb the COVID-19 infection spread.

08 Sep 2021

Vietnam’s PET and PS producer suspend production on strict lockdown

It is reported that two Vietnamese petrochemical producers have suspended productions since August as the strict movement restrictions causing a significant drop in local demand

06 Sep 2021

South Korea’s Hyosung shut Ulsan plant after fire

The authorities ordered the company to stop all manufacturing processes and discharge residual gas for safety precaution.

06 Sep 2021

China's Datang shuts PP plant on coal consumption control

High energy consumption companies within the region are ordered to temporarily shut down as not to affect the year-end target.

02 Sep 2021

UPDATE: US producers might take weeks to restore productions after Hurricane Ida

As reported earlier, international trading houses and Asian suppliers are eyeing opportunities to direct cargoes to the US and Latin America region.

30 Aug 2021

USA petrochemical producers stopped production as Hurricane Ida makes landfall

Several international trading houses have suspended all PP, PE and PVC offer to Asia expecting supply in the US and Latin America to curtail further following the above-mentioned shutdowns that would boost prices.