petrochemical

Aster outage may ripple across Singapore’s petrochemical sector
August 29, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-based Aster Chemicals and Energy is prioritising a safe restart of its Bukom Island naphtha cracker while engaging with customers, said the company. But its force majeure on...
South Korea to announce plan to restructure petrochemical sector facing ‘grave’ situation
August 14, 2025
[SEOUL] South Korea’s government will announce a plan this month to restructure the country’s petrochemical sector, which is in a “grave” situation, Industry Minister Kim Jung Kwan said on...
Macquarie is said to weigh sale of Singapore petrochemical asset
July 9, 2025
The facility has 503,000 cubic metres of storage capacity for a range of fuels and industrial gasesPublished Wed, Jul 9, 2025 · 12:47 PM[HONG KONG] Macquarie Group’s asset management...
US tariff wall to hurt S-E Asia petrochemical players as excess products flood the region
May 19, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Petrochemical players in South-east Asia are bracing themselves for increasing competition, as the tariff-led breakdown of trade between the US and China creates a flood of petchem products...