South Korea’s Lotte postpones start-up at Deasan cracker

19 Oct 2020 The unit was taken off-stream in March after an explosion that injured at least 56 people.

14 Oct 2020

China's Zhongke to shut cracker and downstream PP, PE units on technical difficulties

It is reported that Zhongke Refinery and Petrochemical has unexpectedly taken its No. 1 PP unit in Guangdong Province offstream on

10 Oct 2020

Iran’s Laleh unexpectedly shutdown LDPE plant, delays shipment to China

In an official email to its customers in China, the company said that it would take more time to resolve the issue.

09 Oct 2020

UPDATE: China's Zhongke resumes operations at PP, PE plant after the explosion

Market sources said that most of the units are now producing off-specification cargoes.

06 Oct 2020

Vietnam’s Binh Son restarted PP plant

The 150,000 tons/year unit was taken off-stream on 12 August as the producer conducts overhaul at the upstream units.

06 Oct 2020

India’s GAIL restarted PE plant after feedstock supply disruption

As reported earlier, a ruptured pipeline on 24 September 2020 at ONGC’s gas processing plant that disrupts feedstock supply to GAIL.

05 Oct 2020

Vietnam’s Hyosung shut PP plant on technical issues

The shutdown is expected to curtail local supply further as two other PP producers in Vietnam have also just restarted operations.

30 Sep 2020

Thailand’s SCG to shut cracker and PP plant for maintenance

Map Ta Phut Olefins Co Ltd – a subsidiary of Thailand’s SCG Chemical is planning an overhaul at the naphtha cracker that also affect the operation at the downstream PP unit.

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