US ethylene contracts for February were heard settling 0.75 cent below January mark, lowering the net transaction to 49.5 cents/lb ($1,091/mt), sources said Tuesday. The posted price for February would also settle .75 cent lower at 54 ...
Tags: Ethylene, purity ethane
The March US butadiene contract price Friday settled up 8-13 cents/lb ($176-$287/mt) from February at a 68-78 cents/lb ($1,499-$1,720/mt) split settlement, sources said. LyondellBasell, Shell Chemicals and TPC Group settled up 8 cents/lb ...
Shell Chemicals nominated its March US butadiene contract price up 8 cents/lb ($176/mt) from February to 68 cents/lb ($1,499/mt), sources said Thursday. Shell officials could not be reached immediately for confirmation. TPC Group also ...
The US acrylonitrile export assessment rose $25/mt week over week Tuesday to a more than 11-month high of $1,940/mt FOB US Gulf Coast on continued tight supply. The assessment reached its highest level since March 5, 2013, when it was at ...
Tags: Acrylonitrile, Chemicals
US ethylene December contracts were heard to be settling 2 cents above November's level, increasing the net transaction to 48.25 cents/lb ($1,063/mt), sources said Monday. The posted price for December also would settle up 2 cents to ...
US ethylene dichloride prices were assessed Thursday at$325-335/mt FOB US Gulf,a spike of$30/mt week on week,amid tight availability,strong demand from Asia and an increase in feedstock costs,said sources. The price is at its highest ...
Tags: US ethylene dichloride price, ethylene dichloride, the ethylene
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 chlor-alkali facilities operated at 85% of capacity in November, data from the Chlorine Institute showed Tuesday. The operating rates were up six percentage points from October's 79%. The trade association said US chlor-alkali ...
Tags: Chlor-Alkali, Chemicals
The spread in Asia between paraxylene and feedstock isomer-grade mixed xylene hit a three-year low of $160/mt Wednesday, amid an open arbitrage into Asia for PX but tight regional supplies for isomer-MX. On Wednesday, Platts assessed the ...
Tags: Paraxylene, Chemicals
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 ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Chemicals
The price spread between Asian paraxylene and isomer-grade mixed xylenes narrowed $19/mt Monday from Friday's level, to $173/mt, a one year-low, as MX was strengthening amid a bearish PX market, Platts data showed. Isomer-MX on an FOB ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral
USG Interiors, LLC has been awarded a patent for a curable, formaldehyde-free coating composition comprised of a composition comprised of a polyacid copolymer comprised of at least two carboxylic acid groups, anhydride groups, or salts ...
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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USG, a leading building products company, announced its new brand identity and tagline, "It's Your World. Build It.," which exemplifies the organization's commitment to customers and its strategy for continued growth. Building on the ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
ExxonMobil was heard nominating its October US butadiene contract price up 2 cents/lb ($44/mt), to 49 cents/lb ($1,080/mt), sources said Tuesday. ExxonMobil was unavailable to confirm the nomination immediately. Market expectations have ...
Tags: ExxonMobil, Mineral