It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,24 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 53 remained unchanged on 10/05/2013.The largest rises were Dried cocoons (3.33%),Urea (0.89%),Cotton yarn (0.81%),while the ...
The spread between Asian styrene monomer and benzene prices widened to a six-week high of $356.50/mt Thursday, up $20/mt or 6% from a day earlier, as China's shrinking SM inventories lifted SM prices, Platts data showed. The last time the ...
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A vinyl compound is an organic compound that contains the vinyl group. These vinyl groups are derivatives of ethylene and have an ability to polymerize. In a layman's language, the vinyl flooring is basically plastic. This kind of 'plank' ...
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Vinyl, the popular name for polyvinyl chloride, is a synthetic man-made substance which is made from ethylene and chlorine. It is a type of plastic. It was invented as a cheaper and durable substitute to metal, and to counter its (metallic) ...
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Japan-based Keiyo Ethylene which had shut a naphtha cracker owing to mechanical issues, has restarted the cracker. A Keiyo official informed fibre2fashion that the cracker which was shut on April 30 due to mechanical issues has been ...
It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,26 commodities increased in prices, 23 fell and 51 remained unchanged on 09/05/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.15%),BR (1.01%),Urea (0.90%),while the largest falls ...
Formosa Plastics Corporation USA has begun an investigation to determine what caused Thursday's flash fire that injured 16 workers at its Point Comfort, Texas, petrochemical complex, a company spokesman said Friday. There was no time ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 39 fell and 47 remained unchanged on 02/05/2013.The largest rises were Nitric acid (1.55%),Lead ingot (0.94%),Cotton yarn (0.82%),while ...
The global supply of ethylene and its derivatives is expected to remain in excess and “from 2014 the excess supply is likely to reach 5 million tons or more, due to the increases in excess supply in the Middle East as well as the ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,14 commodities increased in prices, 19 fell and 67 remained unchanged on 26/04/2013.The largest rises were Silver (3.63%),Copper (1.70%),Natural rubber (1.65%),while the ...
Huntsman Corporation reported first quarter 2013 results with revenues of $2,702 million and adjusted EBITDA of $220 million. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -Adjusted EBITDA was $220 million compared to $407 million in the prior year ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,10 commodities increased in prices, 28 fell and 62 remained unchanged on 19/04/2013.The largest rises were Silver (1.44%),Nickel (0.80%),Styrene (0.67%),while the largest ...
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LyondellBasell Industries announced earnings for the first quarter 2013 of $906 million, or $1.56 diluted earnings per share. First quarter 2013 EBITDA was $1,585 million, a 25 percent increase from the fourth quarter 2012 and a 29 percent ...
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The ratio of the Gulf Coast normal butane assessment to the front-month NYMEX crude contract is at 57.9% Friday morning, the lowest level since late 2008, Platts data showed, in part due to the deployment summer gasoline specs. The ratio, ...
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Huntsman has unexpectedly shut its ethylene oxide unit in Port Neches, Texas for an unplanned maintenance, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. "We anticipate the unit will resume operation this weekend," Huntsman spokeswoman Anne Knisely ...
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