Pure Benzene Industrial Chain Capacity Utilization Rate Statistics (2026-08-14 to 2026-08-20)

Petroleum benzene output was 392,000 tons during the current cycle, up 11,100 tons (2.91%) from the previous cycle, and capacity utilization stood at 65.14%, up 1.84 percentage points from the prior cycle. During the cycle, Shenghong Refining & Chemical restarted a reforming unit, while Lihuayi's reforming unit was shut down for maintenance.

The domestic operating rate for benzene hydrogenation units was 63.44%, up 0.3 percentage points from last week. During the week, units at Shandong Laigang and Zhanhua Yukai were both shut down, while Xinyang and the Phase I unit at Puyang Zhonghui returned to normal operation after brief stoppages.

For styrene, Lihuayi's unit was shut down as scheduled for maintenance, and a few plants made minor adjustments to operating loads; caprolactam units showed normal fluctuations. In phenol, the Shandong phenol/acetone unit was shut down for maintenance, while Formosa Industries (Ningbo) and Wanhua Chemical's phenol/acetone units remained off-line longer than in the previous week, and Gaohua Materials' phenol/acetone unit was restarted around mid-week. In aniline, a long-idled unit at Jilin Xuyang Connell returned to operation. For adipic acid, the Phase IV unit at Chongqing Huafon was in the process of resuming production.