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Morning Briefing - 05 Dec. 2025ExxonMobil 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 |
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Morning Briefing
05 December 2025
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Media: ExxonMobil to retire older Jurong Island cracker
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 as producers contend with prolonged margin pressure and persistent oversupply, according to a Reuters report citing industry sources.
Market participants said the company may consider sourcing external feedstocks from the spot market to support downstream PP and PE operations at the same site. However, industry sources noted that the economic feasibility of such supplementary procurement remains uncertain given current margin dynamics.
Meanwhile, ExxonMobil has partially commenced commercial operations at its newly built petrochemical complex in Huizhou, China. The company recently started up the complex’s final LDPE production line, which has now entered its trial-run phase.
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Indonesian PVC Producer Slashed Local PVC Offers for December
A leading Indonesian PVC producer has lowered its December domestic offers by $30/ton from November, extending the market’s downtrend for a second straight month amid broadly bearish sentiment across Asia.
Despite the reductions, buying interest remained muted as local converters adopted a cautious stance toward fresh procurement. Downstream demand — including in key segments such as food packaging — continues to lag, even as the market approaches the seasonal uptick typically associated with Ramadan-related consumption.
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