Published on August 28, 2018

Aromatic production in South Korea and Japan remained unaffected largely due to closure of ports by typhoon Soulik and Cimaron. The strong strong winds and the heavy rain accompanying Typhoon Soulik have forced the closure of Daesan, Ulsan, Incheon and Yosu ports in South Korea, company sources at Hanwha Total, GS Caltex and SK Global Chemical confirmed Friday."Of course, the temporary shutdown of the ports throws out the delivery schedule of not just petrochemicals, but also upstream products like heavy naphtha," a producer source at one of the impacted ports said.The ports are expected to reopen by the end of Friday.