Styrolution is seeking to expand polystyrene margins following the settlement of the June styrene contract price, the company said late Monday. With the Northwest European styrene contract agreed at Eur1,360/mt FOB ARA ($1,850/mt), down ...
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China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has raised its ex-works butadiene price in East China by Yuan 100/mt to Yuan 8,800/mt Friday, traders said. The latest price is equivalent to $1,182/mt on an import parity basis. But the ...
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The price spread in Asia between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene fell to a three-month low of $284/mt on Tuesday, as benzene supply has tightened while SM supply has increased, Platts data showed. The FOB Korea benzene ...
The Minneapolis City Council has banned polystyrene containers, a move which is said to affect local restaurants as well as other establishments. The ban, which is expected to come into force from 22 April 2015, also legitimizes food ...
With the US styrene monomer price hitting a six-month low this week, the arbitrage to send cargoes from the US Gulf to Far East Asia has opened, traders said Friday. Offers for cargoes loading in June in the US and arriving in Northeast ...
Kumho Petrochemical will continue to operate its two butadiene plants in South Korea at reduced rates of 50% for the time being, due to an ongoing lack of crude C4 feedstock, a company source said Wednesday. The company has a 150,000 ...
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Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
Tags: Styrene, polystyrene
Styrolution has nominated an increase of Eur30/mt ($42/mt) for its polystyrene contracts in May, the company said on its website Tuesday. The premium of its high impact polystyrene grade over general purpose grade was unchanged Eur105/mt. ...
Tags: Polystyrene, Styrolution
Mallard Creek Polymers, Inc. (MCP) continues to expand the markets for the company's extensive line of acrylic polymer emulsions. Recently, fast dry traffic paint latex, Rovene 6131, and an anti-blocking emulsion, Rovene 6122, have been ...
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The US spot benzene assessment reached its lowest level in nearly five months Tuesday at $4.45/gal ($1,331.89/mt) FOB USG for April. Spot pricing was last seen at this level November 26, Platts data showed. US spot benzene has been on a ...
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The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread rallied to a month-high Tuesday of $203/mt on stronger styrene, rebounding from a one-year low of $148/mt established April 4 but still representing deeply negative production margins, ...
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Japan's ethylene and ethylene derivatives exports in February fell 16.1% from a month earlier to 192,100 ethylene equivalent ton, or EET, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday. From a year earlier, the exports were ...
The arbitrage to ship styrene monomer from the US Gulf to Northeast Asia has opened this week after being closed since late last year, traders and end-users in Asia said. But demand remains uncertain as China still has a relatively high ...
MAPEI's new Flexcolor CQ is a water-based styrene acrylic co-polymer with a proprietary admixture package using coated quartz aggregate technology. This next-generation grout offers a triple benefit to installers: workability, cleanability ...
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The spot US benzene contract price for April settled at $4.80/gal ($1,436.64/mt), a decline of 15 cents compared with March's CP, industry sources said Tuesday on the sidelines of the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers conference ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Fuel, Petrochemical