Vietnam’s Hyosung Vina completes turnaround, cranks up operating rates

05 Dec 2025 The company brought the turnaround forward to late October from an initial schedule in the first quarter of 2026, citing prolonged margin pressure.

04 Dec 2025

ExxonMobil to retire older Jurong Island cracker as Huizhou ramp-up advances

ExxonMobil plans to permanently shut the older of its two steam crackers on Singapore’s Jurong Island from March 2026, marking another step in Asia’s ongoing capacity rationalisation

03 Dec 2025

Malaysia’s PRefChem partially restarted polyolefin operations

Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) has partially resumed operations at its integrated complex in Johor, a move that could ease emerging supply tightness in Malaysia’s domestic polyolefin market

02 Dec 2025

China’s Huajin Aramco Petrochemical on track to launch new PP, PE capacities in 2026

Huajin Aramco Petrochemical Co Ltd (HAPCO), a joint venture between China’s Huajin Group and Saudi Aramco, is moving steadily towards the start-up of several new polyolefin units

27 Nov 2025

Indonesia strengthens PET industry with LCP’s $300 million plant investment

The new facility, to be built on land owned by LCP’s subsidiary PT Merak Chemical Indonesia (MCCI), will have an annual capacity of 720,000 tons.

24 Nov 2025

Weak demand pushes INEOS toward exiting JV with China’s Sinopec

Sinopec is expected to assume full ownership of its Tianjin petrochemical venture with INEOS, as the partners negotiate changes to their shareholding arrangement.

24 Nov 2025

Update: Sinochem Quanzhou to undertake month-long maintenance following fire

The shutdown aligns with previously scheduled maintenance across all PP and PE units, which will now incorporate fire-related repair work during the planned

19 Nov 2025

China’s BASF Zhanjiang site progresses HDPE/LLDPE commissioning

China’s BASF Zhanjiang Verbund Site is advancing the commissioning of its new HDPE/LLDPE swing plant, with full commercial start-up expected by year-end, according to market sources.

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