Production updates on PP producers in China

According to sources close to the companies, many Chinese producers shut their PP plants in China due to maintenance.

Donghua shut its 450,000 tons/year PP plant on December 3. The maintenance is expected to be completed on December 18.

Guangxi Petrochemical shut its 200,000 tons/year PP plant on December 5. The plant is expected to remain offline for 45 days.

Jingmen Petrochemical shut its 120,000 tons/year PP plant on December 15 and it is planned to restart on January 3, 2017.

Sources said that Ningbo Fude is also planning one-week maintenance on its 400,000 tons/year PP plant although the exact date is not specified.

Meanwhile, Changzhou Fude will start to test-run its new 200,000 tons/year PP plant on December 20, 2016.