Benzene exports from EU countries sank by 64.4%year-on-year in October to 11,472 mt,according to Eurostat data. It was also a 32.6%decline in export volumes from September's 17,032 mt. The US remained the main destination for the EU's ...
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Americas Styrenics LLC will raise its polystyrene pricing 3 cents/lb ($66.14/mt) January 1, according to a letter the company sent to customers Tuesday and Platts obtained Thursday. Higher feedstock styrene pricing has caused the push for ...
US spot benzene Wednesday was assessed at $4.17/gal ($1,246.83/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast, up 5 cents/gal ($14.95/mt) from Tuesday, tracking higher European benzene spot prices, sources said. The last time US spot benzene was at this level was ...
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China's benzene imports surpassed 100,000 mt in September, more than doubling month on month to 128,344 mt, data released Tuesday by the General Administration of Customs showed. The figure was also up from 40,046 mt in September 2012. ...
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US spot styrene dropped 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) from Friday to be assessed at 73 cents/lb ($1,609/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast Monday, tracking lower European spot styrene as well as lower feedstock benzene. The assessment was at its lowest level ...
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The Asian toluene market led a price surge in most Asian aromatic products early Wednesday, driven by crude oil futures rising on geopolitical tensions in Syria. Front-month ICE Brent crude futures hit a six-month high Wednesday, with ...
The northwest Europe styrene premium to benzene has hit its highest level in over one month on tight supplies following a potential production issue and vessel delays, according to market sources. At Tuesday's European close, the NWE 3-30 ...
South Korea's benzene exports to China rebounded 11,848 mt or 188.3% month on month to 18,139 mt in July, data released Thursday by the Korea Customs Service showed. The surge was due to the narrowing price gap between domestic and ...
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US spot benzene reached $4.18/gal ($1,249.82/mt) Thursday on stronger demand, up 18 cents/gal from the July 17 one-year low of $4/gal FOB US Gulf Coast, sources said. Sources have attributed the stronger demand to derivative styrene ...
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China's benzene imports plunged to a 10-month low of 15,112 mt in June, down 80.7% from May due to cheaper domestic cargoes amid high inventories, data released Tuesday by the General Administration of Customs showed. In June, the average ...
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European benzene's premium to naphtha slipped to a 3.5-month low at the end of last week as benzene failed to keep pace with strengthening upstream markets. The spread between spot benzene and its feedstock naphtha was assessed at ...
South Korea's benzene exports to China tanked by 30,193 mt, or 82.8% month on month, to a 14-month low of 6,291 mt in June, crashing below the 10,000-mt support level, data released Monday by the Korea Customs Service showed. The sharp ...
The US styrene-to-benzene spread has widened $34.66/mt since June 24, growing to its highest level in more than 4 1/2 years at $424.56/mt Monday, according to Platts data. US spot styrene rose 0.90 cent/lb ($19.84/mt) day on day to a ...
Tags: Styrene-Benzene, Chemicals
The premium of styrene over benzene in the Northwest European market rose to a nine-month high of $448/mt Thursday as spot price trends between the feedstock and its derivative diverged, Platts data showed. The premium, assessed Thursday, ...
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US spot benzene reached a 10-month low assessment Tuesday at $4.17/gal ($1,246.83/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot benzene was last assessed below this level on August 29, 2012 at $4.16/gal FOB USG. Since then, benzene prices have risen as ...