Turkish petrochemical producer Petkim Thursday increased the prices of polyolefins by $15-20/mt, sources said. Petkim was not immediately available to confirm. New list prices for low density polyethylene, high density PE injection ...
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Turkish polyethylene prices Wednesday hit highs not seen since October 2008, driven by limited Middle East offers amid high Asian prices, sources said. Low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene and high density ...
High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...
Composite Fluid Transfer LLC — a Kilgore, Texas-based manufacturer of fluid transfer piping systems — has won a JEC Americas 2013 Innovation Award in the Pipes & Water Management category for its Fiberflex?-11 composite pressure ...
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Multiple market sources said Thursday that US high density polyethylene contract prices are expected to rise by 2 cents/lb for June, while low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene contract prices are likely to remain ...
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Multiple market sources said Thursday that US high density polyethylene contract prices are expected to rise by 2 cents/lb for June, while low density polyethylene and linear low density polyethylene contract prices are likely to remain ...
Tags: high density polyethylene, LDPE, LLDPE
US polyethylene contracts for HDPE film, LDPE and LLDPE rose in March, market sources said Tuesday. Producers initially planned to increase prices for those grades in February, but delayed the hikes for film-grade PE resins to match ...
Asia's polymer market has shrugged off China's new preferential import duties for polyethylene from some countries, as the minimum price for the tax reduction to kick in is seen as too high and trade flows from these nations are almost ...
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Spot polyethylene and polypropylene prices in Turkey were firmer this week as buying appetite picked up ahead of the increased duties that will take effect next month, sources said. From January 1, import duties for high density ...
Players in China report that the gap between import LLDPE and HDPE film prices has narrowed over the past few weeks as LLDPE prices have risen more rapidly than HDPE or LDPE film prices during the recent rally in the Chinese PE market, as ...
Kung Hsing Plastic Machinery Co., Ltd., a maker of plastic extruders in Taiwan, adopts the most advanced 3D (three dimensional) design software to churn out precision parts for extruders. Kung Hsing was established in 1972 by president Tsai ...
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Plastics prices finished down last month across much of Asia, with the trend affecting a broad swath of the market. Lower oil prices pulled down the cost for some plastic feedstock materials' prices, and demand was soft as well as buyers ...
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Southeast Asian PE producers announced their initial August prices for LDPE film and HDPE film to their regional markets with increases in the latter part of this week, feeding speculation that overseas producers will also attempt August ...
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In the past few days the sentiment on the sellers' side has begun to firm up in Italy's local PE market as per the plastics pricing service ChemOrbis. Following the earlier price cuts, some traders in Italy are now revising their prices ...