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The recent explosion at Formosa cracker No 1. in Mailiao, could likely affect polypropylene production as the Group’s PP plant in China. The explosion, resulting in a shutdown at the unit...
Crude oil has traded at levels near US$79 a barrel for the fourth day in a row as concerns over US fuel supply gains outweighed rising equity markets. The Commerce Department said home pu...
As part of the market reaction to additional parcels being booked to move West, Asia's naphtha price eased from a 4 week high, while cracks fell from a near 3 week high, as per Reuters. 4...
China imported 1.3107 mln tons of naphtha in H1-2010, up 42%, and exported 604,400 tons, up 171% yoy, as per data released by the General Administration of Customs. C1 Energy has attrib...
Iran's polyolefins trade with Asia is unlikely to be affected by tougher sanctions imposed by the United Nations. Trade is expected to continue normally despite the recent tougher UN sanc...
Polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) production surged in the period of January-June 2010 in China, amid robust imports and declining demand growth, according to the Shanghai-based co...
Domestic styrene buyers in USA are likely to see a possible contract roll-over from July to August, in line with a sharp jump in benzene prices as per Platts. A fire at a Formosa refinery...
Converters and traders in Egypt and Turkey’s PE markets have started to receive August offers from Middle Eastern suppliers this week, as per Chemorbis. Facing considerable downward press...
Japan's largest propylene producer - JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., is slated to shut three propylene plants in September and October for maintenance. The planned outages are expected to c...
CRUDE OIL Crude oil prices have ended the week of July 26, 2010 at levels below US$79 a barrel as concerns cloud fresh signs of economic grow...
The growing Asian petrochemical industry is short of naphtha as a feedstock. As a result, naphtha trading is set to thrive in Asia, prompting more traders and banks to set shop in the reg...
Q1 and Q2 2010 have been a period of unusual price volatility and unexpectedly strong profitability for US ethylene makers, as per OGJ. H1-2010 has also been a period of extreme swings in...
DSM Engineering Plastics and RESINEX have entered into a distribution agreement, to join forces in the market development and sales of DSM Engineering Plastics resins in Romania, Bulgaria...
The recent upward swings in crude oil and spot propylene prices have driven PP buyers to the market to make fresh purchases in Asia, as per Chemorbis. While sellers acknowledged seeing be...
The global market for plastics additives and barrier coatings is set to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% to total US$752 mln by 2014, according to a new report from ...
Taiwan's Formosa Petrochemical awaits a decision from the government on the deferral from August to October of a scheduled turnaround at its No. 2 naphtha-fed steam cracker in Mailiao wit...
EuCIA was recently informed that both India and Turkey have imposed anti-dumping measure on glass fibre from China. In India’s case the provisional measures are reaching levels of 40.86%....
GS Engineering & Construction Co. has received a letter of intent from an affiliate of Thailand's state-run oil company PTT Public Co. to expand and run its propylene producing facility i...
In China, the overall import PS price range recorded decreases on a week over week basis, though most of these down adjustments were made at the beginning of last week, as per Chemorbis. ...
Oil prices have dropped below US$79 a barrel as concerns cloud fresh signs of economic growth that stress tests to be conducted on European banks could reignite the continent's debt crisi...
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