US April propylene contract prices settled 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) lower than March's contract prices, sources said Tuesday. The decrease puts the April chemical-grade propylene contract price at 69.50 cents/lb ($1,532/mt) and the ...
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Traders are considering sending European ethylene cargoes to Asia for late May delivery amid weak European prices, sources said Thursday. Market participants said they have been approached by several traders with selling indications ...
US March propylene contract prices were fully settled 1.5 cents/lb ($33/mt) lower from February, market sources said Friday. The decrease is the second consecutive decline in contract pricing this year, and puts chemical-grade propylene ...
Initial settlements for US March propylene contract prices called for a 1.5-cent/lb ($33/mt) decrease from February, market sources said Tuesday. The decrease, if settled marketwide, would put polymer-grade propylene prices at 72 cents/lb ...
US February propylene contract prices were heard to have fully settled 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) lower than for January, sources said Friday. The decrease put chemical-grade propylene at 72 cents/lb and polymer-grade propylene prices at 73.50 ...
Higher polymer-grade propylene and chemical-grade propylene prices are pushing up propylene derivatives prices, market sources said Wednesday. Recently announced price increases for propylene derivatives include for isopropyl alcohol, ...
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The price spread between CFR Far East Asia polypropylene and feedstock propylene narrowed to flat, with both prices assessed at $1,425/mt on Friday, according to Platts data. PP prices shed $5/mt day on day to $1,425/mt CFR Far East Asia ...
The May US contract price for acetone has settled at a rollover of 58.50 cents/lb ($1,289.69/mt), sources said Wednesday. The settlement came as no surprise according to market participants because of firm acetone pricing and market ...
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The May US contract price for acetone settled initially in a rollover at 58.50 cents/lb ($1,289.69/mt), sources said Tuesday. The US acetone contract typically settles retroactively. "The settlement is not industry-wide yet," one market ...
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US polypropylene contract prices for March fell 6 cents/lb ($132/mt) to 82-83 cents/lb ($1,808-$1,830/mt) for homopolymer injection grade on a delivered-via-railcar basis, sources said Monday. The decline was the result of a similar drop ...
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European ethylene and propylene supply has tightened amid a spate of production issues, though the impact of this on spot prices is being moderated by poor derivatives demand, according to industry sources. Availability to the market had ...
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Ineos Phenol plans to increase its US acetone prices by 6 cents/lb ($132.28/mt) on February 4, according to a letter the company sent to its customers January 25 and obtained by Platts Wednesday. Ineos produces 1.2 million mt of ...
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Georgia Gulf has set a 10 cents/lb ($220.40/mt)increase on domestic acetone, effective January 21, according to a letter sent by the company to its customers Friday. The basis of the increase came from higher refinery grade propylene ...
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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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