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Brunei Methanol Company (BMC) has undertaken a planned shutdown at its methanol plant in Sungai Liang Industrial Park.A Polymerupdate source in Brunei...

On Thursday, ethylene prices were assessed lower in Asia. The price fall was driven by declining upstream energy prices and bearish buying sentiment a...

Beneath Singapore's immaculate streets, a silent creature of mesh and foresight intercepts the tide of our own negligence — one plastic bottle at a ti...

Europe-based leading thermoplastic solutions company – Benvic – is expanding to offer secondary raw materials to customers for their in-house plastic ...

The reserve dollar is not collapsing. It is being repriced — and the world's central banks are writing that repricing in gold.<td style="border-top-st...

On Wednesday, SM prices in Asia trended downward due to weaker upstream energy values and lower benzene feedstock costs. The price decline was further...

Petronas Chemicals Aromatics (PCA) has commenced a planned shutdown at its Paraxylene (PX) plant in Kerteh.A Polymerupdate source in the Malaysia info...

The United States is reportedly close to clinching a one-page Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iran to end the more than nine-week conflict and ...

On Tuesday, SM prices trended higher in China, while they remained stable in Korea.CFR China SM prices were assessed at USD 1305-1315/mt levels, up US...

Taiwan VCM is planning to shut down its Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit.A Polymerupdate source in Taiwan informed a team member, “The unit is likely...

India’s manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has come under severe pressure since the war in the Middle East began seven weeks ago, when Isr...

On Monday, ethylene prices were assessed lower in Asia. Prices fell sharply, primarily driven by a plunge in upstream naphtha values. Meanwhile, marke...

By Professor Dr. Sajjid MithaCEO &amp; Founder, Polymerupdate | Polymerupdate Academy | RACE Expos and ConferencesAfter two failed attempts to finalis...

In a landmark consolidation move, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austrian energy and chemicals company OMV have merged their petrochemical...

By Professor Dr Sajjid MithaCEO &amp; Founder, Polymerupdate | Polymerupdate Academy | RACE Expos and ConferencesThe trains running from Xi'an to Tehr...

Last week, ethylene prices experienced a sharp decline in the Asian region.An industry source in Asia informed a Polymerupdate team member, “Ethylene ...

Tosoh Corporation is planning to take off-stream its No.1 Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit in Nanyo.A Polymerupdate source in Japan informed a team m...

US President Donald Trump has publicly expressed growing frustration with Iran’s latest peace proposal, indicating that the terms put forward by Tehra...

The profitability of India's downstream sector is likely to remain under pressure due to rising raw material costs stemming from supply disruptions ca...

By Professor Dr Sajjid MithaCEO &amp; Founder, Polymerupdate · Polymerupdate Academy · RACE Expos and ConferencesIn three decades of tracking energy m...

Shandong Lihuayi Group has restarted its Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit.A Polymerupdate source in China informed a team member, “The unit was brou...

Tricon, a global leader in the distribution of plastics and chemicals, has, through its wholly owned South African subsidiary, completed the full acqu...

China’s factory activity showed modest improvement in April, with the official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) coming in at 50.3, accor...

The United States Federal Reserve (US Fed), at its April 2026 meeting, left the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5–3.75 percent, citing renewed ...

On Wednesday, despite a surge in upstream energy values, ethylene prices fell sharply in Asia.Prices declined due to weaker downstream demand, with bu...

Wanhua Chemical has restarted its Propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit.A Polymerupdate source in China informed a team member, “The company has resumed ...

Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL), a Category-I Mini Ratna central public sector enterprise under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural...

On Tuesday, despite gains in upstream crude values, propylene prices moved lower in Asia.Prices declined due to subdued buying momentum across major A...

Shanghai SECCO has restarted its Polypropylene (PP) unit following a turnaround.A Polymerupdate source in China informed a team member, “The company h...

In a significant setback for the Middle East–focused oil producers’ bloc Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the United Arab Emirates—w...