Ineos in December converted its 240,000 mt/year C4 linear low-density polyethylene plant in Cologne, Germany, to metallocene LLDPE c6 production, industry sources have said. Ineos was not immediately available for comment. As a ...
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European Toluene market had dull sentiments in the earlier days of this month. Upstream product prices remained unstable and market experts predicted sluggish downstream demand for the first quarter of the current year. However, ...
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The Northwest European naphtha discount to Eurobob gasoline has hit its widest in three months, due to weak naphtha demand for petrochemical use, traders said. At Friday's European close, CIF NWE naphtha cargoes were assessed at ...
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Prices for polyethylene terephthalate look set to climb over the coming weeks and months, as producers struggle to achieve acceptable margins while feedstock prices increase. So far this year, the European spot price assessment has ...
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Benzene prices went down in Europe,in the week ending January 5,due to lower downstream product prices and insipid market sentiments in the US. In the initial days of last week,spot prices were at US$1525/ton,slightly down as compared to ...
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European ethylene has firmed over the last week on a pick-up in demand from buyers, according to sources Monday. "Our crackers and polyolefin plants have ramped up rates as demand has improved. We are operating at plus 80% on our plants," ...
The European physical naphtha market and forward spreads have come under heavy pressure in recent days as weak LPG values have led some petrochemical end-users to turn their attentions to cracking propane, traders said Friday. Platts ...
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Styron Europe will seek to increase general purpose and high-impact polystyrene prices in January by Eur110/mt ($143/mt), the company said Friday. "The price increase responds to the rising costs associated with the manufacturing of ...
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The Northwest European January benzene contract price has been fully settled at Eur1,153/metric ton or $1,529/mt FD NWE, the highest the CP has ever been settled, negotiating parties confirmed Monday. The settlement represents an ...
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O-Xylene prices surged up in Korea in the week ending December 22. Overall, market sentiment and downstream demand improved. Prices of upstream and downstream products also surged up. In the initial days of last week, prices were ...
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$45/ton,as compared to the same period of its previous ...
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Borealis said Friday it will raise all polyolefin prices for January 2013. Polyethylene prices will increase by Eur100/mt while prices for polypropylene will increase by Eur75/mt. "The decision to increase prices is based on the ...
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P-Xylene prices went down in Korea due to weak support from the downstream buyers. Prices opened at US$ 1615/ton FOB Korea lower by US$ 10/ton, as compared to the same period of the previous week. During the week, P-Xylene prices were ...
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Methanol market showed mixed trend in Asia, whereas it was stable in US and Europe in the week ending December 15, 2012. In China, Methanol prices were steady and were spotted at US$ 355-365/ton CFR China. Methanol prices went down ...
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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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