Jurong Aromatics Corporation is expected to restart its 200,000 mt orthoxylene plant in Singapore in July after being shut for one and a half years. Meanwhile, naphthalene continues to be a price-competitive alternative to orthoxylene in the production of phthalic anhydride. S&P Global Platts associate editor Pamela Sumayao examines how these factors will affect the orthoxylene market in Asia in the coming months.