SP Chemicals SM Plant Shutdown: Supply Alert

SP Chemicals EB/SM plant shuts for maintenance

Jun 24, 2026

SP Chemicals has taken off stream its ethylbenzene (EB)/styrene monomer (SM) plant in Taixing. A source in China informed that, The company is heard to have halted operations at the plant for maintenance on September 4, 2025. Details regarding the duration of the shutdown remain unclear, and confirmation from an authorized source is still pending. Located at Taixing, Jiangsu province, China, the plant has a production capacity of 320,000 mt/year.
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