Another two PET plants in China to start in the remainder of 2023.

01 Nov 2023 In the first ten months of 2023, China has already added six new PET plants with a combined capacity of 3.8 million tons per annum.

10 Oct 2023

Indonesia’s Lotte Chemical Titan restarted after month-long maintenance.

The producer has begun offering their products in the spot market, and contract deliveries are set to commence this week to address the backlog.

06 Oct 2023

Vietnam’s Nghi Son to wrap up maintenance works at the PP unit.

According to market sources, Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical is scheduled to complete the major maintenance work at the refinery unit and the downstream PP plant in Central Vietnam

29 Sep 2023

Indonesia’s Pertamina to shut PP plant for maintenance in October.

According to market sources, PT Pertamina is planning to shut its sole PP unit in Plaju, Indonesia for a scheduled maintenance in October

16 Sep 2023

Saudi Arabia’s SHARQ to shut PE units for maintenance.

Meanwhile, two other LLDPE units with a nameplate capacity of 390,000 tons/year each, are not affected by the overhaul.

16 Sep 2023

India’s Reliance to shut LDPE unit for scheduled maintenance.

The maintenance shutdown is expected to support the trading sentiment in India moving forward as tighter supply might encourage buyers to accept the latest price hikes.