The arbitrage to ship styrene monomer from the US Gulf to Northeast Asia has opened this week after being closed since late last year, traders and end-users in Asia said. But demand remains uncertain as China still has a relatively high ...
European butadiene buying interest for February loading material has climbed to $1,300/mt FOB Rotterdam on the back of firm demand for exports to the US, market sources said. Reflecting this, Platts assessed butadiene at $1,287/mt FOB ...
US ethylene dichloride prices were assessed Thursday at$325-335/mt FOB US Gulf,a spike of$30/mt week on week,amid tight availability,strong demand from Asia and an increase in feedstock costs,said sources. The price is at its highest ...
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Twenty-five sessions and counting! That's how long the March contract has been confined to this extremely narrow range of just 212 points, closing no lower than 77.23 cents and no higher than 79.35 cents since October 31st. We probably ...
Tags: cotton, trading opportunity, hedge funds, future, trading range
The price spread between Asian paraxylene and isomer-grade mixed xylenes narrowed $19/mt Monday from Friday's level, to $173/mt, a one year-low, as MX was strengthening amid a bearish PX market, Platts data showed. Isomer-MX on an FOB ...
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US biodiesel exports hit a new record high in August at 96,792 mt, up 61% from July and almost double the volume from the same period of 2012, according to data the International Trade Commission released Monday. Canada, at 41,155 mt, was ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energ, biodiesel
Taiwan's Formosa Chemical and Fiber Corp is maintaining run rates at its three aromatics plants at 90-100% of capacity despite paraxylene production margins remaining poor, a company source said last Friday. The price spread between Asian ...
US spot methanol prices reached their highest level in four months Wednesday. Platts assessed methanol at $1.43/gal FOB US Gulf Wednesday. The last time methanol was any higher was on May 2 when it was assessed at $1.44/gal FOB US Gulf. ...
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The price spread between Asian paraxylene and isomer-grade mixed xylenes shrank $9/mt day on day to a one-year low of $175/mt on a CFR basis Wednesday as PX prices turned top heavy while MX remained bullish, Platts data showed. Asian ...
Tags: MX Firms
In July 2013, global 40W equivalent LED lamp ASP fell 0.6% to US$15.50, with price drops most evident in the US, according to LEDinside. Global ASP for 60W equivalent LED prices dropped 3.3% to US$22.60, with falls most obvious in Europe. ...
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The US-Asia isomer-grade mixed xylenes arbitrage has shut on paper after being open for about a month, hit by higher US prices overnight Tuesday, Platts data showed Wednesday. Asian isomer-MX CFR Taiwan was assessed at $1,297/mt Tuesday, ...
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In May, prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs in Japan were on average JPY1,719/unit (US$17.32/unit) and JPY2,350/unit, respectively. May prices of 40W and 60W retrofit LED light bulbs in Japan fell 1.4% and 0.3%, respectively. ...
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MEGlobal set its June North American Benchmark price for monoethylene glycol at 63 cents/lb, a rollover from May, a company source said Friday. Market players said Friday there was also talk that other US producers could keep prices flat ...
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State-owned PetroChina has refuted local reports that it restricted natural gas supplies in some areas of northern China in order to force the government's hand in raising prices and accelerating gas pricing reforms. Local media, ...
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Microsoft's Surface Pro will finally be available in the UK next month, with the announcement that the tablet will be shipped to 19 countries, mostly across Europe and Oceania before the end of May. It will also launch in Korea, Malaysia, ...