Marathon Petroleum has declared force majeure on benzene, toluene and mixed xylene, trading sources said Monday. No further details are known and confirmation from Marathon was unavailable as a spokesman at the company declined to comment, ...
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Benzene prices showed upward trend in Asia and Europe while they were steady in US in the week ending February 9, 2013. In Korea, Benzene prices increased last week, due to strong buying sentiment in the downstream market. In the early ...
The February US benzene contract price settled 36 cents/gal ($107.64/mt) lower at $4.80/gal ($1,435.20/mt), sources said Thursday. The last time the benzene CP settled lower was in September, when it settled at $4.20/gal, down 40 ...
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Asian benzene prices crashed through the $1,400/mt support level Wednesday, shedding $45/mt or 3.1% day on day to settle at $1,397.50/mt FOB Korea as factors supporting a bullish benzene market collapsed, market sources said. Benzene ...
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In Korea,benzene prices increased in the week ending November 24,due to robust support from the downstream market.In the early days of the week,prices were at US$1315/ton lower by US$45/ton,as compared to the same period of its previous ...
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Benzene market was stable in Asia,whereas it showed upward trend in Europe and US in the week ending December 15. In Korea,Benzene prices remained steady due to dull buying sentiment in the downstream market.In the early days of the ...
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Styrolution announced a 3-cent/lb($66/mt)increase on all US polystyrene resins,effective January 1,a company source said Wednesday. Styrolution's move followed an announcement by Americas Styrenics Tuesday that it would raise its US ...
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In the week ending October 13, firmer upstream product prices pushed BTX prices higher in the US. Benzene prices increased by 6% week-on-week in the last week. In the same week, Toluene prices witnessed a hike of 2%, higher by around 10 ...
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Korean benzene prices increased in the week ending October 27, due to robust support from the downstream market. In the early days of last week, Korean benzene prices were at US$ 1300/ton, higher by US$ 40/ton as compared to the same ...
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