Propylene Oxide G.I.O Tracker: Plant-Level Capacity and Daily Disruption Tracking & Impact Assessment Since 2015

Overview

The global propylene oxide market is marked by a concentrated producer base, capital-heavy operations, and supply chains prone to feedstock swings and regional outages.

The GIO Tracker provides daily, asset-level data on Propylene oxide facilities, covering capacity, feedstock sources (propylene via HPPO, SMPO, or chlorohydrin routes), process technologies, operational status, and past disruption records in hubs like Asia, Europe, and the US. As an essential building block for polyurethanes, propylene glycols, and glycols used in foams, coatings, and antifreeze, propylene oxide prices hinge on propylene and hydrogen peroxide dynamics, despite challenges from high energy costs and trade tensions. Enduring demand is propelled by construction, automotive, and insulation sectors, with innovations in co-product optimization and bio-derived pathways boosting efficiency and sustainability.

10+ Countries

40+ Production Facilities

30+ Operating Companies

10M+ Annual Capacity Tracked

Propylene Oxide Downstream Impact Mapping

Propylene oxide (PO) is a vital intermediate chemical with significant downstream impacts across multiple industries, including automotive, construction, consumer goods, and healthcare. It is primarily used in the production of polyurethanes, propylene glycol, and other chemicals that serve as essential raw materials in various applications. Disruptions in PO production, caused by feedstock limitations (like propylene), plant outages, or regulatory constraints, can lead to raw material cost increases, supply shortages, extended procurement cycles, and production inefficiencies. For example, in the automotive sector, PO-based polyurethanes are crucial for lightweight components and interior parts, while in construction, they are used in insulation and flooring.

Additionally, propylene glycol, derived from PO, is widely used in consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and industrial applications. Increasing environmental and regulatory pressures on emissions, waste management, and recyclability are also reshaping demand patterns and pushing industries toward more sustainable production methods, further influencing PO’s downstream impact. Consequently, any disruptions in PO production can ripple across the value chain, raising costs and delaying production in these key sectors.

Strategic Visibility – Propylene Oxide G.I.O Tracker

Propylene oxide production is capital-intensive and closely tied to propylene feedstock dynamics, making the market highly sensitive to operational disruptions, feedstock fluctuations, and regulatory changes. Any outages, capacity reductions, or supply chain constraints can quickly lead to price volatility and supply uncertainty for downstream derivatives such as polyurethanes (PU), propylene glycol (PG), epoxy resins, and glycol ethers.

By implementing GIO Tracker, early warning signals for nonlinear Propylene oxide supply disruptions across the petrochemical value chain can be captured.

The GIO Tracker provides real-time plant-level intelligence and disruption alerts, enabling stakeholders to anticipate supply shocks, manage procurement risks, optimize margins, and strengthen resilience across the global propylene oxide value chain. This data-driven insight helps stakeholders stay ahead of market fluctuations, safeguard against supply chain disruptions, and maintain operational continuity in key sectors.

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Global Overview

Global Propylene oxide production reached over 10 million tonnes in 2025, reflecting an increase of 5% from 2024. The Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker provides real-time, plant-level insights, monitoring 40+ facilities globally, particularly in Asia-Pacific (China: 5M+ tpa: South Korea: 0.6M tpa) and North America (USA: 2M+ tpa). It tracks nameplate capacity, operating rates, feedstock dependencies (propylene), and disruptions, identifying vulnerabilities in the propylene oxide value chain. This impacts downstream sectors like automotive (polyurethanes, adhesives), construction (insulation, coatings), consumer goods (personal care), and healthcare (pharmaceuticals). The tracker enables early detection of supply risks, plant outages, and margin pressures, helping stakeholders manage volatility and maintain stability in global propylene oxide markets.

Asia Pacific Propylene Oxide Plant Tracking

The Asia Pacific Propylene Oxide Plant Tracker monitors over 30+ PO production facilities in the region, providing real-time insights on risks such as shutdowns, feedstock disruptions (propylene), and weather impacts. It tracks capacity, debottlenecking, margin trends, and supply-demand balances, helping stakeholders manage tightness or oversupply. With PO’s role in polyurethanes (PU), propylene glycol (PG), and epoxy resins for industries like automotive, construction, and healthcare, the tracker supports proactive risk management and supply chain resilience.

China Propylene Oxide Plant Tracking: China is the world’s largest Propylene oxide (PO) producer, with the tracking system covering 30+ Propylene oxide production facilities, representing over 5+ million tonnes per annum (tpa) of installed capacity-accounting over 60% of global Propylene oxide capacity. The tracker provides updates on PO plant operations, feedstock constraints, and capacity changes, impacting China’s supply-demand balance and global prices. It supports procurement, trading, and risk management for downstream markets like polyurethanes (PU), propylene glycol (PG), and epoxy resins.

North America Propylene Oxide Plant Tracking

The tracker monitors around 5+ PO production facilities in the region, offering real-time insights into risks such as shutdowns, feedstock disruptions (propylene), and weather impacts. It tracks capacity, debottlenecking, margin trends, and supply-demand balances, helping manage supply tightness or oversupply. By focusing on PO’s role in polyurethanes (PU), propylene glycol (PG), and epoxy resins, it supports proactive risk management and strengthens supply chain resilience.

U.S. Propylene Oxide Plant Tracking: Monitors around 5 PO facilities, representing about 20% of global capacity (2M+ tpa). It tracks plant restarts, outages, feedstock constraints, and efficiency improvements, supporting industries like automotive, construction, and healthcare. By assessing downstream integration into polyurethanes, propylene glycol, and epoxy resins, it helps manage supply risks and optimize performance.

Europe Propylene Oxide Plant Tracking

The tracker monitors around 10 PO production facilities in the region, providing real-time insights into risks like shutdowns, feedstock disruptions (propylene), and weather impacts. It tracks capacity, debottlenecking, margin trends, and supply-demand balances, helping manage tightness or oversupply. Focusing on PO’s role in polyurethanes, propylene glycol, and epoxy resins, it supports proactive risk management.

Germany Propylene Oxide Plant Tracking: Monitors 3+ PO facilities, representing more than 10% of global capacity (1M+ tpa). It tracks plant restarts, outages, feedstock issues, and efficiency improvements, supporting sectors such as automotive, construction, and healthcare. By evaluating downstream integration into polyurethanes, propylene glycol, and epoxy resins, it helps manage risks and optimize performance.

Why Propylene Oxide G.I.O Tracker

Asset-Level Intelligence Tracks individual facilities by unit type, production process, feedstock, capacity, and operational status. Risk is identified at the plant-level, not diluted in national averages.
Daily Operational Updates Captures shutdowns, restarts, maintenance, force majeure, labor, and logistics disruptions in real time, ensuring supply shifts are visible before official data revisions.
Quantified Production Loss Every disruption is translated into measurable capacity impact and estimated production loss (Mtpa), enabling structured comparison and risk evaluation.
Integrated Price Impact Logic Links plant-level disruptions to regional tightness indicators and historical price behaviour, helping detect early price inflection signals across the value chain.

Propylene Oxide G.I.O Tracker – Comprehensive Market Coverage & Intelligence Dashboard

Asset-Level Facility Intelligence

Regional Coverage

Asia Pacific

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Asia Pacific
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Asia Pacific
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Asia Pacific
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Asia Pacific
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Asia Pacific
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Asia Pacific

North America

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – North America
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – North America
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – North America
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – North America
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – North America
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – North America

Europe

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Europe
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Europe
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Europe
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Europe
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Europe
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Europe

Country-Level Coverage

China

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – China
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – China
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – China
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – China
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – China
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – China

India

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – India
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – India
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – India
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – India
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – India
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – India

South Korea

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – South Korea
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – South Korea
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – South Korea
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – South Korea
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – South Korea
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – South Korea

Thailand

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Thailand
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Thailand
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Thailand
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Thailand
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Thailand
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Thailand

Germany

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Germany
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Germany
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Germany
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Germany
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Germany
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Germany

France

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – France
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – France
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – France
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – France
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – France
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – France

Belgium

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Belgium
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Belgium
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Belgium
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Belgium
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Belgium
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Belgium

Netherlands

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Netherlands
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Netherlands
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Netherlands
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Netherlands
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Netherlands
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Netherlands

Spain

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Spain
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Spain
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Spain
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Spain
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Spain
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Spain

Hungary

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – Hungary
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – Hungary
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – Hungary
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – Hungary
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – Hungary
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Hungary

USA

PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Feedstock Type and Production Process – USA
PO Capacity (Ktpa) at plant-level by Product Type and Unit Type – USA
Count of PO Plants with overall operational capacity – USA
PO Plants by Capacity (Ktpa) and Current Status – USA
PO Plant details (location, region, year of commissioning) – USA
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – USA
Announced and Upcoming PO Plants with Capacity – Venezuela

Daily Operations Tracker

Regional Tracking

Asia Pacific

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Europe

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

North America

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Country-wise Tracking

China

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

South Korea

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

India

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Thailand

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Germany

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Netherlands

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Belgium

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

France

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Hungary

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Spain

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

USA

Total Operational Capacity (Ktpa) at plant level
Total Disrupted Capacity (Ktpa) and Production Loss (Kt) at plant level
Plant Outage Duration (Start Date and End Date)
Disruption Cause and Impact on Price
Plant Disruption by disruption type (Permanent or Temporary)

Frequently Asked Questions – Propylene Oxide G.I.O Tracker

What is the Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker?

The Propylene Oxide (PO) GIO Tracker is an asset-level intelligence platform that monitors global propylene oxide production capacity, operational disruptions, production losses, and price implications across major PO-producing regions.

What does the Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker track?

It tracks PO production capacity (Mtpa), feedstock dependencies (propylene), plant operating rates, expansions, startups, shutdowns, maintenance turnarounds, restarts, outage durations, and quantified production losses at the facility level.

How often is the data updated?

Plant-level operational status, turnaround schedules, and disruption signals are updated daily to provide real-time visibility into global PO supply conditions.

How is production loss measured?

Production loss is calculated by assessing affected PO capacity, outage duration, operating rate reductions, and feedstock constraints, delivering structured impact analysis across regional and global supply chains.

Does the Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker cover global or regional markets?

It provides global coverage with detailed regional and country-level insights, including Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe.

Who benefits from the Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker?

The platform supports propylene oxide producers, polyurethane and propylene glycol manufacturers, procurement teams, commodity traders, supply chain risk managers, and strategy professionals seeking early signals of supply tightness and price volatility.

How is it different from country-level PO production reports?

Unlike aggregated national statistics, the Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker monitors individual PO facilities, enabling early detection of outages, feedstock disruptions, and capacity shifts that impact the broader market.

How does it help manage PO supply risk?

By quantifying production losses, tracking turnaround schedules, and assessing downstream impacts on polyurethanes (PU), propylene glycol (PG), and epoxy resins markets, the platform enables proactive procurement, trading, and risk mitigation strategies.

Can I analyse PO alongside other materials and commodities?

Yes, the Propylene Oxide GIO Tracker applies a standardized plant-level framework, allowing comparison of PO disruptions, capacity movements, and supply risks with other petrochemicals and polymers for cross-commodity risk assessment.