LANXESS is progressing according to plan with the construction of its world-scale EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) plant in Changzhou (Jiangsu Province), China. The German specialty chemicals company is investing EUR 235 million in ...
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Propane remains the preferred feedstock for petrochemical users in Northwest Europe, due to lower prices compared with butane, sources said this week. "We are buying propane -- it makes sense right now," said a trader. Large propane ...
Equistar Chemicals has obtained a patent for an adhesive composition comprised of (a) 2% to 30% weight of a modified polyolefin comprised of a polymer grafted with carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid anhydrides or derivatives thereof, the ...
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US propylene contract prices for September have reached a full settlement at a rollover, market sources said Thursday. As first reported by Platts, propylene contracts began to settle Wednesday flat to August, with polymer grade at 70 ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 26 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 05/09/2013.The largest rises were SBR (1.21%),Styrene (1.05%),LLDPE (0.80%),while the largest falls ...
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Total intends to invest €160 million before 2016 to adapt its petrochemical platform in Carling, in the Lorraine region of eastern France, and to restore its competitiveness. Total plans indeed to develop new activities on the ...
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Saudi Hydrogen Peroxide Company, a newly created joint venture between Sadara Chemical Company and the Solvay Group, recently announced that they have begun constructing one of the world's largest hydrogen peroxide (HP) plants in the ...
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A combination of planned and unplanned outages sent ethylene spot prices to a 2013 high of Eur1,180-1,185/mt ($1,560-1,5667/mt) FD NWE Friday, soaring by Eur98/mt on the week. Volatility of feedstocks added to upward pressure on spot ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,18 commodities increased in prices, 24 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 27/08/2013.The largest rises were Soybean meal (4.75%),LPG (1.33%),Hydrochloric acid (0.77%),while ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,31 commodities increased in prices, 16 fell and 53 remained unchanged on 26/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (5.07%),Natural rubber (2.18%),Soybean meal (1.03%),while ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,16 commodities increased in prices, 20 fell and 64 remained unchanged on 23/08/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.62%),Ethylene oxide (1.41%),Copper (0.59%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 36 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 22/08/2013.The largest rises were Chloroform (3.21%),Acrylic acid (1.95%),Coke (0.62%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,15 commodities increased in prices, 29 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 20/08/2013.The largest rises were Dysprosium oxide (8.70%),Sulfur (3.58%),Soybean meal ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,25 commodities increased in prices, 16 fell and 59 remained unchanged on 19/08/2013.The largest rises were Hydrochloric acid (12.28%),Lead ingot (2.20%),Silver ...
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Ravi Sethi of ProcurianRaw material costs as a percentage of plastic packaging costs have been on a steady rise due to the long-term appreciation in crude oil prices, a key ingredient for resins. Crude oil prices have increased five-fold ...