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Styron Europe Will Seek to Increase General Purpose and High-Impact Polystyrene Prices

Jan 8, 2013

Styron Europe will seek to increase general purpose and high-impact polystyrene prices in January by Eur110/mt ($143/mt), the company said Friday. "The price increase responds to the rising costs associated with the manufacturing of ...

Tags: polystyrene prices, polystyrene, styrene, benzene

Sinopec Raised Its Ex-Works Price for Polypropylene in East China by Yuan 200/Mt

Jan 8, 2013

China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, raised its ex-works price for polypropylene in East China by Yuan 200/mt ($31.80/mt), or 1.9%, to Yuan 11,000/mt Friday, a company source said. On an import parity basis, the new price is ...

Tags: Sinopec, PP, polypropylene, PP price

US Propane and Propylene Stocks Fell 2.18 Million Barrels

Jan 8, 2013

US propane and propylene stocks fell 2.18 million barrels to 66.67 million barrels in the reporting week that ended December 28, the US Energy Information Administration said Friday. Midwest supplies fell 585,000 barrels to 23.06 million ...

Tags: propane, propylene, non fuel, stocks

Japanese Refiners Started to Consider Importing More Kerosene in February

Jan 8, 2013

At least a few Japanese refiners have started to consider importing more kerosene for February deliveries amid a particularly bullish winter demand period in the country, industry sources said Friday. Japan has been experiencing a colder ...

Tags: bumper kerosene, refiners, kerosene, kerosene sales

Horsehead Signed an Amendment to The Shell Chemical LP's Option & Purchase Agreement

Jan 7, 2013

Horsehead Holding Corp ZINC a holding company of Horsehead Corporation, INMETCO and Zochem Inc, declared that Horsehead Corporation signed an amendment to the Shell Chemical LP's Option & Purchase Agreement. The company said that the ...

Tags: inks, Shell Chemical, zinc, zinc products

US Distillate Stocks Jumped 6.71 Million Barrels

Jan 4, 2013

US crude stocks fell 12.032 million barrels last week, while US distillate stocks jumped 6.71 million barrels, according to American Petroleum Institute data Thursday. The data painted a bullish picture for NYMEX crude futures, and a ...

Tags: US crude stocks, distillate stocks, Gulf Coast Draw, AP

US Railroads Hauled Less Coal in 2012 Due to Coal Woes

Jan 4, 2013

US railroads in 2012 hauled less coal, by far the largest commodity to travel by rail, but made gains in other commodity groups, such as petroleum products, which saw growth of more than 46%, according to annual traffic data released ...

Tags: US Rail Traffic, Coal Woes, Oil Loads Climb, Chemicals

The Changed Price of 100 Spot Commodities in China on 03/01/2013

Jan 4, 2013

It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,4 commodities increased in prices, 1 fell and 93 remained unchanged on 03/01/2013.The largest rises were Sulfuric acid (0.39%),Early indica rice (0.19%),Mild steel plate ...

Tags: China, 100 Spot Commodities Price, Chemicals

Weekly Oil Data Should Show a 1 Million-Barrel Draw in US Commercial Crude Inventories

Jan 4, 2013

Weekly oil data from the US Energy Information Administration and the American Petroleum Institute should show a 1 million-barrel draw in US commercial crude inventories for the week ending December 28, analysts polled by Platts said ...

Tags: oil data, US Energy Information Administratio, crude inventories

Russia's Crude Oil Production Hit a Record High of 518 Million Mt in 2012

Jan 4, 2013

Russia's crude oil production hit a record high of 518 million mt (10.4 million b/d) in 2012, preliminary data released Wednesday by the energy ministry's Central Dispatching Unit showed, as the country cemented its position as the world's ...

Tags: Russia, crude oil production, oil, oil industry

The FOB Korea Toluene 2013 Term Contracts Were Mostly Concluded at a Premium of $7-8/Mt

Jan 4, 2013

The FOB Korea toluene 2013 term contracts were mostly concluded at a premium of $7-8/mt to the Platts FOB Korea toluene marker, traders and producers said Wednesday. This is an increase of around $2-3/mt from premiums for 2012 ...

Tags: toluene, toluene market, Honam, South Korea

Coal Traders Returned to Their Posts on Wednesday

Jan 4, 2013

Coal traders returned to their posts on Wednesday, snapping the streak of low volume sessions in the US over-the-counter thermal coal market since the Christmas holiday. Central Appalachian barge and rail (CSX) contracts, as well as ...

Tags: coal market, US, coal, coal industry, swap products

Germany's Oxea Chemicals Announced a Eur100/Mt Increase

Jan 4, 2013

Germany's Oxea Chemicals has announced a Eur100/mt increase in normal butanol, isobutanol, normal butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, normal butyraldehyde and isobutyraldehyde prices effective January 1 for Europe, Middle East and African ...

Tags: Oxea Chemicals, Germany, butanol, isobutanol, isobutyl acetate

Same and Next-Day Gas Prices Were Valued Below 61.00 Pence/Therm

Jan 4, 2013

Same and next-day gas prices on the UK's NBP trading hub were valued below 61.00 pence/therm on the last trading day of the year, around 7 pence down on the start of the month. The within-day contract was valued at 60.50 p/th at 1200 ...

Tags: gas prices, gas market, UK, gasd indusrty

Analysts Are Generally in Consensus in Forecasting Brent Crude to Average Around $110/B

Jan 4, 2013

While analysts are generally in consensus in forecasting Brent crude to average around $110/b in 2013, the surge in North American production and question marks on the timing of new infrastructure has made for a highly divergent set of ...

Tags: Brent crude, crude oil prices, crude oil market, Brent

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