LPG prices in South and East China rose this week after an explosion at a major LPG supply plant and a rise in crude oil prices early in the week, domestic trade sources said Friday, April 10. Dragon Aromatics' plant in Gulei, Fujian ...
Tags: LPG Prices, gas pipelines
Dragon Aromatics is likely to start commercial production at its No.2 Paraxylene (PX) plant by the end of this month. “We have achieved on-spec production at No.2 PX plant earlier this month and plan to start commercial production ...
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China's domestic isomer-grade mixed xylenes prices have strengthened partly due to the startup of Dragon Aromatics' new 800,000 mt/year paraxylene plant in Fujian province late August, market sources said Thursday. "Hikes in domestic ...
Dragon Aromatics' startup of its 800,000 mt/year paraxylene plant in China's Fujian province may not proceed as planned in March due to regulatory scrutiny about changes to its feedstock mix, some market sources said Tuesday. China's ...
The production margin for spot purified terephthalic acid hit a six-month high Wednesday following a sharp drop in feedstock paraxylene prices, but this still failed to lift the margin out of the red, Platts data showed. The PTA margin ...
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The Asian isomer-mixed xylenes market reacted cautiously Wednesday following record highs seen in the US MX market overnight, with Asian prices moving up just 0.07% in early trading. The Asian isomer-MX market was pegged at $1,437/mt CFR ...
Tags: mixed xylene, xylene, isomer mixed, PX plant
The Asian mixed xylenes inventory in East China fell to 20,000 mt,a 44-month low Friday,Platts data showed. The inventory fell by 2,800 mt,or 12.3%,from a week earlier--the lowest level since March 15,2009,the data showed. The fall is ...
Tags: mixed xylenes inventory, Platts data, South Korea's Daesan port