SunSirs: China's Phenol Production Reached 472,000 Tons in August 2025
September 01 2025 09:34:53     
China's phenol production reached 472,000 tons in August 2025, an increase of 21,800 tons from July, a month-on-month increase of 4.84%. In August, eight phenol-ketone plants in China shut down for maintenance, affecting 1.34 million tons of phenol production capacity. The shut-down companies lost 80,200 tons of phenol. In addition, some units outside of the shutdowns were operating below full capacity. China's phenol production capacity base increased to 6.94 million tons in August.
As an integrated internet platform providing benchmark prices, on September 1, the SunSirs benchmark price for phenol was 6,740 RMB/ton, a 1.35% increase from 6,650 RMB/ton at the beginning of the previous month.
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