China's petcoke production might rise in July, mainly owing to petcoke refineries resuming the production, according to OilChem.
Petcoke Refinery Maintenance Schedule for July (Unit: million tonnes)
| Refinery | Capacity | Maintenance Time | Restart Time |
| PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical | 1.80 | 5/15 | 7/10 |
| Sinopec Qilu Company | 3.10 | 5/12 | 7/9 |
| ChemChina Zhenghe Group | 0.40 | 5/10 | 7/10 |
| Sinopec Jingmen Company | 1.30 | 6/18 | 7/18 |
| Dalian Jinyuan Petrochemical | 1.00 | 6/10 | 7/15 |
| Sinopec Tianjin Company | 3.50 | Mid-Jul | N/A |
| Shaanxi Coal Industry Chemical Group Shenmu Tianyuan Chemical Industry | 0.50 | 6/30 | 7/30 |
| Rizhao Landbridge Port Petrochemical | 1.30 | 7/9 | N/A |
| North Huajin Chemical Industries Group | 1.40 | 7/10 | H2 Aug |
Source: OilChem
As seen from above table that, a total of 5 sets of petcoke units resumed the production in July, involving a total capacity of 7.60 million tonnes/year, although 4 refineries have carried out maintenance, involving a combined capacity of 6.70 million t/y. In addition, some petcoke refineries have raised their production. Therefore, the overall production of petcoke is likely to increase in July.
China's Petcoke Inventory
Source: OilChem
The petcoke inventory has shown an uptrend since 2024, especially from mid-to-late February to early March when the figure jumped significantly on weak downstream demand. Although the petcoke inventory dipped by 80,400 tonnes or 1.61% over month to 5.11 million tonnes as of July 12, it still stayed at a high level at present. In the face of rising production, the inventory leve in July will be subject to the demand side.
Written by Catherine Sun, sss@oilchem.net
Edited by Aggie Hu, huchenying@mysteel.com
