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Updated to Q1 2021
Paraxylene
New PX capacities are expected to come on stream, increasing supply of PX in the quarter. Sinochem Quanzhou’s new 800,000 tonne/year PX facility is expected to start up in the quarter, while operating rates at existing PX facilities are likely to be maintained amid relatively healthy production margins from the chemical reforming units. Additionally, fewer scheduled maintenance at PX facilities, compared to last year, is expected, with PX production loss from planned maintenance expected to be at around 186,300 tonnes.
Demand could increase in the near term, as several new PTA facilities are expected to start up during the quarter. A total of around 8.2m tonne/year of new PTA facilities are scheduled to start, translating to around 5.41m tonne/year of new PX demand. Existing PTA units in China might reduce at run rates on expectations that polyester operating rates typically tend to reduce as a result of the Lunar New Year holiday.
Orthoxylene
Run rates at OX facilities are expected to remain stable, amid persistent squeezed margins faced by producers. Supply within southeast Asia is expected to stay snug, amid low run rates being maintained at the facilities in Singapore. Availability from India is expected to be limited, with new downstream plants expected to start up within the quarter.
The impending start-up of new downstream facilities in India will keep demand healthy. Outside of China, downstream facilities are expected to maintain run rates, as long as production margins stay healthy. Within China, demand is expected to decrease, with the import arbitrage window to stay closed, and high inventories being kept locally.
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Paraxylene (PX) is the largest volume isomer of the mixed xylenes. Orthoxylene (OX) is the second largest of the three commercial isomers of xylene.
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