Pure Benzene Industry Chain Capacity Utilization Statistics (November 7–12, 2026)

Petroleum benzene production reached 433,200 tons, a decrease of 7,200 tons from the previous period (-1.63%). The capacity utilization rate was 71.49%, down 1.19 percentage points compared to the last cycle. During this period, units at Dongying Petrochemical and Wudi Xinyue were shut down.

The operating rate of domestic benzene hydrogenation units was 56.90%, down 1.78 percentage points week-on-week. Weekly production of hydrogenated benzene in China totaled 75,500 tons, a decrease of 2,300 tons from the previous week. During the week, Ningxia Baofeng and Hebei Jiantao units restarted. Shandong Laigang's unit restarted but reduced output by 30% due to heavy pollution weather restrictions. Tangshan Ruida underwent maintenance shutdowns. Hebei Ruixin Jinhua stopped operations due to environmental alerts. Units at Wanshan, Zaozhuang Zhenxing, Huineng, Chenyao, and Hengxin all operated at reduced loads. Henan Jinyuan’s Phase II unit was shut down, while its Phase I load dropped to 70%.

This week, capacity utilization rates for major downstream products styrene, phenol, and aniline increased, while those for caprolactam and adipic acid decreased. For styrene, Tianjin Dagu’s unit restarted and returned to normal production levels. Meanwhile, multiple units in Shandong, East China, and South China raised their operating loads, with only a few units slightly reducing loads. For caprolactam, Tianchen reduced its load. For phenol, Lihua Yiweiyuan restarted its phenol/acetone unit following a shutdown. For aniline, Dongying Caijin halted operations; Jiangsu Fuqiang conducted maintenance from November 15 to 25; Jiangsu Yangnong restarted; Jilin Xuyang Cornell restarted; and Shanxi Tianji reduced its load. For adipic acid, Taihua’s unit was under maintenance; Hualu restarted its Phase I Line A (75,000-ton/year) adipic acid unit on November 9.

Looking ahead to the next period, considering recent maintenance and restart activities, capacity utilization rates for styrene, phenol, caprolactam, and adipic acid are expected to increase, while the rate for aniline is expected to decrease.