Shell Chemical nominated its August US butadiene contract price down 25 cents/lb ($551/mt) from July to 41 cents/lb ($904/mt), sources said Monday. Shell Chemical could not be reached immediately to confirm the nomination. Market ...
MEGlobal on Monday nominated its August Asia contract price for monoethylene glycol at $1,140/mt CFR, up $40 from its price for July, a company source said in an email. "The August 2013 ACP reflects the short term supply/demand situation ...
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The July US paraxylene contract price settled at 71 cents/lb ($1,565.27/mt), one cent lower from June's contract price, sources said Tuesday. The settlement is in line with market expectations of a 1-2 cents decline because of a weak spot ...
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1. The completion of real estate investment The total investment in real estate development in the first six months of 2013 was 3,682.8 billion yuan, up by 20.3 percent year-on-year in nominal term, 0.3 percentage points lower than that ...
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It's reported that South African ferrochrome supplier Merafe Resources Company stated that they have reached with the European stainless steel mills ferrochrome contract price for the third quarter at 112.5 cents / lb., falling by 14.5 ...
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The Asian LPG paper market flipped to a slight contango for the first time since August last year Wednesday, on active selling of August Saudi Aramco propane Contract Price swaps, market sources said Thursday. If the structure steepens ...
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ExxonMobil Chemical and Total Petrochemicals are joining other polypropylene producers seeking 2-cent/lb ($44/mt) increases effective August 1, sources said Wednesday. "Everyone is going for two (cents/lb) on the (margin) expansion," a ...
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Phillips 66 will reduce delivery of polypropylene grades because of issues with feedstock supply, further squeezing an already tight market, sources said Tuesday. The company announced the measure late Monday in a letter to customers ...
The Northwest European July benzene contract price has been fully settled at Eur978/mt or $1,274/mt CIF ARA, according to negotiating parties. The settlement is down Eur67/mt ($79/mt) from the June contract price of Eur1,045/mt ($1,353/mt) ...
Ineos Olefins and Polymers seeks to increase its polypropylene prices in the US by 2 cents/pound ($44/metric ton) for July, joining other producers seeking to expand margins for the second time this year, market sources said Monday. The ...
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The benzene price in the European spot market sank to a 13-week low Thursday after a week of a sharp -- around $100/mt -- downward correction. Barges for the delivery in ARA region 3-30 days forward were assessed at $1,238/mt at ...
Negotiations for the July Asian Contract Price for paraxylene have drawn buyers to make a counterbid of $1,300/mt CFR on Wednesday, almost $200/mt lower than sellers' nominations, sources close to the negotiations said. There are four ACP ...
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1. The completion of real estate investment The total investment in real estate development in the first five months of 2013 was 2,679.8 billion yuan, up by 20.6 percent year-on-year in nominal term, 0.5 percentage points lower than that ...
Tags: National Real Estate, Sales
The June US benzene contract price settled 5 cents/gallon ($14.95/mt) lower at $4.42/gal ($1,321.58/mt), sources said Friday. The benzene CP settled at $4.47/gal in May, an 11-cent jump from the prior settlement at $4.36/gal. Market ...
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Styrolution Europe has nominated a Eur25/mt increase in its polystyrene contract price for June from May, the company said Tuesday. The company did not provide an outright value for its contracts but added that the premium of its high ...
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