Chemicals Updates

KKPC runs ABS unit at lower rates

Aug 08, 2025

Korea Kumho Petrochemical Corp (KKPC) operates its Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) unit at curtailed capacity levels. A source in South Korea informed a team member, “The company will be running the unit at around 50% of production capacity through August 2025. The unit was running at around 65% of production capacity in July 2025. The reason behind the curtailed capacity levels could not be ascertained.” Located in Ulsan, South Korea, the unit has a production capacity of 250,000 mt/year.