South Korea's YNCC has pulled the shutters at its 120,000 tpa No.3 BTX plant at Yeosu and continues to run operations at the No.1 and No.2 BTX plants at a reduction of 40%. Indonesia's TPPI has already suspended BTX production of 350,000 tpa. BASF-YPC has announced a one week long maintenance turnaround at its BTX plant in China with benzene capacity of 150,000 tpa. Certain Thai benzene maker is also known to have reduced run rates by 25% this month.
Chinese Petroleum Corp's No.1 and No. 2 Paraxylene plants each with capacity of 220,000 tpa have been shut since mid-November. The 250,000 tpa No.3 PX plant is operating at 90% capacity to mainly cater to the requirements of contractual buyers.
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp's No.3 BTX plant with capacities to produce 400,000 tpa benzene, 200,000 tpa OX and 600,000 paraxylene has been operating at 40% capacity.
05-Dec-08 
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