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Maintenance Status of Major Pure Benzene Units in China (October 2–8, 2026)

Published on 2026-10-08
Maintenance Unit Capacity Start Date End Date Duration (Days) Weekly Loss Reason for Maintenance
Qingbo Petrochemical Cracking 7 2025/10/10 - - 0.15 Unplanned
Zhongyuan Ethylene Cracking 4 2025/11/5 - Planned Shutdown 0.09 Planned Shutdown
CNOOC Daxie Reforming 22 2025/11/5 - - 0.46 Unplanned
Youtai Petrochemical Reforming 2 2025/12/25 - - 0.03 Unplanned
Tianjin INEOS Aromatics Extraction 20 2026/3/25 - - 0.43 Feedstock Supply
Yangzi Petrochemical Reforming, Aromatics 39 2026/5/12 2026/10/2 144 0.12 Extended Maintenance Period
Hainan Refining & Chemical No. 1 Aromatics 15 2026/6/30 2026/11/30 154 0.32 Extended Maintenance Period
Hainan Refining & Chemical No. 2 Aromatics 20 2026/5/31 2026/10/20 142 0.42 Early Maintenance
Hainan Refining & Chemical Cracking 20 2026/6/7 2026/10/16 131 0.42 Early Maintenance
Zhanjiang Dongxing Whole Plant 6 2026/6/8 2026/11/30 175 0.12 Unplanned
Sinopec Shell No. 1 Cracking Unit 23 2026/9/1 2026/11/30 90 0.48 Planned
Anqing Petrochemical Whole Plant 16 2026/9/2 2026/11/1 60 0.34 Planned
Renqiu Petrochemical Reforming 12 2026/9/6 2026/11/6 61 0.25 Planned
Fujia Dahua No. 1 Disproportionation 18 2026/9/18 2026/10/23 35 0.38 Economic Factors
Puyang Zhonghui Disproportionation 18 2026/9/26 2026/10/26 30 0.38 Unplanned
Wudi Xinyue Reforming 7 2026/10/6 2026/10/15 9 0.06 Unplanned
Total 4.45

Petroleum benzene output was 440,500 tons, an increase of 9,900 tons (2.30%) from the previous period. The capacity utilization rate was 72.70%, up 1.14 percentage points from the previous period. During this period, some units at Yangzi Petrochemical resumed operations, while Wudi Xinyue shut down. The Tangshan Yingli new unit was included in the total capacity, bringing the overall industry capacity to 605,000 tons/year.

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