Aster SM Unit Restart: India Polymer Market Update

Aster Chemicals eyes No.2 SM unit restart

Jun 15, 2026

Aster Chemicals and Energy is likely to resume operations at its No.2 Styrene monomer (SM) unit following a prolonged shutdown. A source in Singapore informed a team member, "The unit is expected to be brought on-stream by early March 2026. It was taken offline in early May 2025 for maintenance, with operations initially planned to resume in mid-June 2025." Located in Pulau Seraya, Singapore, the No.2 SM unit has a production capacity of 620,000 mt/year.