Continental Petrochemicals shuts Thai DOP plant amid flooding Egypt

  • Continental Petrochemicals shuts Thai DOP plant amid flooding Egypt
  • Continental Petrochemicals shuts Thai DOP plant amid flooding Egypt
  • Continental Petrochemicals shuts Thai DOP plant amid flooding Egypt
  • Which petrochemical companies are in Thailand?
  • The province houses petrochemical companies including AGC Chemicals, which produces caustic soda; and Ming Dih, which manufactures expandable polystyrene (PS). Heavy rains are expected to continue in the capital throughout the week. “Thailand has been hit very hard by the COVID-19 crisis and harder than our neighboring countries.
  • Why is the bangpu industrial estate flooded?
  • Bangkok and surrounding areas are currently being inundated by heavy rains, causing recent flooding at an industrial hub. Factories at the Bangpu Industrial Estate in the Samut Prakan province, located south of the capital, have had to shut temporarily as the estate was submerged in one-metre water on 29 August.
  • What is Thailand's petrochemical market outlook?
  • SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Thailand’s petrochemical market outlook remains weak in the near term as the country battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak to date, with its economic recovery expected to be slower compared with peers in southeast Asia.
  • What happened to long son petrochemicals?
  • Long Son Petrochemicals Company Limited, the biggest petrochemical complex in Vietnam, has temporarily suspended commercial operations. Photo: Ngoc Hien / Tuoi Tre
  • Why is ethyl acetate sluggish in Thailand?
  • For ethyl acetate (etac), Thailand’s import demand, along with those of southeast Asia, has remained sluggish amid burgeoning regional supply. “Southeast Asia is super weak so [suppliers] are likely to want to support and roll-over the offers. Stocks in Thailand is in a surplus for [etac and butac],” said a regional market source.

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