Sinopec Tianjin PX Unit Restart: Market Impact

Sinopec Tianjin to resume production at PX unit

Jun 21, 2026

Sinopec Tianjin Petrochemical is likely to bring on stream its Paraxylene (PX) unit. A source in China informed a team member, “The company plans to restart the unit in the first half of October 2025, following a maintenance shutdown that began on July 21, 2025. Independent verification of this information could not be obtained.” Located in Tianjin, China, the unit has a production capacity of 280,000 mt/year.