US spot benzene reached a 10-month low assessment Tuesday at $4.17/gal ($1,246.83/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot benzene was last assessed below this level on August 29, 2012 at $4.16/gal FOB USG. Since then, benzene prices have risen as ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,11 commodities increased in prices, 42 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 25/06/2013.The largest rises were Acrylic acid (0.85%),Cobalt (0.48%),PA (0.33%),while the largest ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,13 commodities increased in prices, 29 fell and 58 remained unchanged on 20/06/2013.The largest rises were Iron ore (0.90%),Hot rolled coil (0.62%),Rebar (0.45%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,17 commodities increased in prices, 31 fell and 52 remained unchanged on 19/06/2013.The largest rises were Iron ore (1.21%),Aniline (0.75%),Ethylene glycol (0.45%),while ...
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The price spread in Asia between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene soared to an all-time high of $437/mt Monday, as SM prices jumped on tight supply, Platts data showed. SM was assessed at $1,718/mt FOB Korea Monday, up ...
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US spot styrene rose 0.55 cent/lb ($12.12/mt) to 74.25 cents/lb ($1,636.91/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast on Monday for its highest assessment in three months as it tracked gains elsewhere in the world. The assessment was the highest since March ...
Tags: Spot Styrene, Chemicals
US spot benzene shed 5 cents Wednesday to land at $4.29/gal ($1,282.71/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast, its lowest assessed level in six weeks, as slower chemical demand and an oversupplied market put downward pressure on prices, sources said. Spot ...
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Styrolution Europe has raised operating rates at its acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plant at Antwerp, Belgium to 80-85% capacity in June, a company source said Wednesday. The 250,000 mt/year ABS unit was running at 70-75% capacity in ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,11 commodities increased in prices, 48 fell and 41 remained unchanged on 13/06/2013.The largest rises were Palm Oil (1.52%),LLDPE (1.33%),Hydrochloric acid (1.31%),while ...
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The price spread between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene was pegged at $391.50/mt Thursday morning, its widest point in more than four years, as SM remains firm after an unexpected shutdown by South Korean producer Lotte ...
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Northwest European acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene and polystyrene producers are raising their competitiveness in order to retain market share in the fast growing Turkish market, market sources said this week. European producers are ...
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The US spot ethylene market was at a standstill Thursday on news of an explosion and fire at Williams' olefins complex in Louisiana that killed one person earlier in the day, market sources said. Sellers pulled all material Thursday ...
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Sherwin-Williams Protective and Marine Coatings has launched Magnalux 404 FF, the first styrene-free vinyl ester for use with steel and concrete substrates in the oil and gas market. The new coating is specially formulated to combat ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 30 fell and 56 remained unchanged on 07/06/2013.The largest rises were Silver (0.63%),PC (0.51%),Cold rolled sheet (0.42%),while the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,19 commodities increased in prices, 30 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 05/06/2013.The largest rises were Iron ore (1.52%),Dried cocoons (0.82%),Raw silk (0.80%),while the ...
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