The formula-driven April US terephthalic acid price was heard set Monday at 61.57 cents/lb ($1,357/mt), a 4.98 cents/lb decrease from March after the settlement of the US paraxylene contract, industry sources said. US PTA contracts are ...
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LyondellBasell has settled its April Northwest European styrene monomer contract price at Eur1,413/metric ton ($1,837/mt) FCA Rotterdam, one of the company's customers confirmed Friday. LyondellBasell wasn't immediately available Friday ...
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The April European contract price for paraxylene has been fully settled at Eur1,120/mt ($1,467/mt) FD NWE, Eur130/mt lower than March's ECP, sources confirmed Thursday. The ECP was initially settled on Wednesday by seller Shell and buyer ...
The Northwest Europe forward delivered spot PVC price has dropped on week, reflecting a sharp fall in the April ethylene contract price and poor demand, market sources said Tuesday. Ethylene -- made from oil or natural gas which is ...
ExxonMobil Chemical has nominated an initial April polymer-grade propylene contract price down 7 cents from March to 66 cents/lb, market sources said Monday. Officials with the company could not be reached for immediate comment. The ...
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Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan has nominated the April paraxylene Asian Contract Price at $1,600/mt CFR, sources close to the negotiations said Friday. There are four PX ACP sellers in Asia -- ExxonMobil, Idemitsu Kosan, Japan's JX ...
The April US butadiene contract price settled at a rollover at an 84-86 cents/lb ($1,852-1,896/mt) split settlement, sources said Sunday on the sidelines of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers' annual conference. ExxonMobil ...
Buyers of polyethylene terephthalate in Europe are reluctant to build inventories as they expect PET prices to decline in April, market sources said this week. These expectations are being driven by weaker upstream markets, as contract ...
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Uncertainty over feedstock prices is putting a block on upward momentum in the European polyethylene terephthalate market, market sources said. Prices have been marching upwards recently as producers pushed through higher feedstock prices ...
The March US mixed xylene contract price settled at $4.40/gal ($1,333/mt) Tuesday, 6 cents ($18.18/mt) lower than February's mark, trading sources said. Sources expected the contract price to settle lower after a decline in spot MX ...
The Northwest European March benzene contract price has been fully settled at Eur1,054/mt, or $1,380/mt, CIF ARA, industry sources confirmed Friday. The settlement represents an increase of Eur14/mt and a decrease of $28/mt compared ...
The Northwest European contract price for March-delivered butadiene was fully settled Tuesday at Eur1,415/mt FD NWE ($1,880/mt FD), following confirmation from two producers and two consumers involved in the negotiations. The increase ...
South Korea's S-Oil nominated its paraxylene Asia Contract Price for March at $1,750/mt, up $65/mt from its February settlement, sources close to the negotiations said Monday. There are four ACP sellers in Asia -- ExxonMobil, Idemitsu ...
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ExxonMobil nominated its March US butadiene contract price at 86 cents, up 3 cents/lb ($66/mt), sources said Thursday. ExxonMobil spokeswoman Margaret Ross declined to comment. Market expectations have been for March US ...
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US-based sapphire substrate maker Rubicon has announced fourth-quarter 2012 revenues with on-quarter increase. However, the contract between Rubicon and Korea-based LG Innotek ended in mid-December 2012, and this means sales of Rubicon's ...
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