US orthoxylene contracts were heard settling at 57 cents/lb ($1,256/mt) for April, down 1.5 cents from March, industry sources said Thursday. There had been expectations in the market that contracts could roll over, with feedstock-mixed ...
Tags: Orthoxylene, OX demand
At the upcoming Interpack trade fair (May 8 to 14, 2014) an integrated solution for manufacturing and packing pharmaceutical solids will make its début at the Romaco Group booth. Parallel to this, Romaco Kilian will present its new ...
Tags: Tableting, Strip packaging
European polyethylene converters have rejected contract prices increases for April announced by PE producers, they said this week. PE producers announced increases of Eur20-40/mt, while converters were eyeing at a rollover in prices. ...
Tags: Chemicals, Polyethylene, PE
The spread between the spot prices for acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer in Europe surged to an all-time high of Eur1,040/mt ($1,444/mt) Thursday, as VAM prices soared and feedstock AA prices remained stable. In December last year, the ...
US ethylene contract prices for February were heard to have fully settled 0.75 cent below January's contract prices, with the net transaction price at 49.50 cents/lb, sources said Monday. The posted price also slipped 0.75 cent compared ...
The Northwest European orthoxylene contract price for March has been confirmed as fully settled at Eur940/mt ($1,291/mt) FD NWE, sources said Wednesday. The settlement represents a Eur25/mt decrease from February, following a Eur40/mt ...
Tags: Orthoxylene, contract price, Chemicals
US ethylene contracts for February were heard settling 0.75 cent below January mark, lowering the net transaction to 49.5 cents/lb ($1,091/mt), sources said Tuesday. The posted price for February would also settle .75 cent lower at 54 ...
Tags: Ethylene, purity ethane
European prices for polyethylene terephthalate have fallen to their lowest levels since August 2010 according to Platts data, and many sources expect further declines in March. The falls were driven primarily by import competition and ...
At the 2014 GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain (24-27 February), RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has announced that multiple upcoming 4G reference designs and 4G smartphones will feature its envelope tracking ...
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European imports of polyethylene terephthalate shot up by over 30% in 2013, according to Eurostat data published this week, and market participants believe that the specter of imports continues to loom over European producers. From ...
Do you ever wonder how controversial ingredients end up in your food in the first place? For instance, why are energy drink companies allowed to add novel ingredients such as botanical extracts to their products? And why were companies ever ...
Tags: processed foods, Food Additives
European olefin buyers said they are more optimistic about a decrease in ethylene contract prices than propylene for February, amid tightness in propylene. Buyers are aiming for a fall in both contract prices following the direction of ...
Tags: Spot propylene, CIF NWE, FD NWE, deep sea import
Ethylene spot prices have softened marginally for the first time since December 6 as feedstock naphtha prices fell, sources said. Ethylene was assessed at Eur1,000/mt ($1362) FD NWE Wednesday, down Eur7.50/mt on the day. Naphtha was ...
US ethylene December contracts were heard to be settling 2 cents above November's level, increasing the net transaction to 48.25 cents/lb ($1,063/mt), sources said Monday. The posted price for December also would settle up 2 cents to ...
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 ...
Tags: US ethylene dichloride price, ethylene dichloride, the ethylene