US spot styrene margins are poised to remain flat to slightly higher following the procurement of cheaper feedstock ethylene estimated to begin in 2015-2016 as a result of the shale gas plays, industry sources said Monday on the sidelines ...
Tags: SM Margins, Chemicals, lighter crude
Blend values for toluene and mixed xylene have become a price floor as their derivative demand shrank in the spot market, sources said Sunday on the sidelines of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers' annual conference. ...
US spot toluene was assessed 8 cents ($24.32/mt) lower Monday compared with Friday's mark at a nearly seven-month low of $4.07/gal ($1,237.28/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast due to weak demand and excess supplies, sources said. The last time spot ...
Tags: toluene, benzene, mixed xylene
Most US ethylene margins rose late last week despite higher feedstock costs as some production issues helped push up ethylene spot prices, Platts data showed late Friday. US spot ethylene moved up 2.25 cents/lb week on week, to be ...
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Through 2017, a rebound in construction activity, combined with continuing consumer interest in environmentally friendly products, will propel US growth in green building materials demand 11 percent annually to $86.6 billion. US ...
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Today there is a renaissance occurring in the commercial ceiling space where continuous or 'monolithic' designs are injecting new energy into traditionally uninspired areas. Engineered to fit tomorrow's integrated ceiling systems, GE's ...
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Marathon Petroleum has declared force majeure on benzene, toluene and mixed xylene, trading sources said Monday. No further details are known and confirmation from Marathon was unavailable as a spokesman at the company declined to comment, ...
Tags: benzene, toluene, Spot benzene
US prices for all Formosa Plastics liquid caustic soda products will increase by $30/dry st immediately or as contract terms allow, the company said in a letter to customers Wednesday. The company did not provide a reason for the ...
US spot paraxylene fell $15/mt Tuesday to nearly a one-month low assessment of $1,595/mt FOB US Gulf Coast tracking weaker Asian levels. US spot PX was last seen at this level on January 28, when the assessment was at $1,595/mt FOB USG. ...
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ExxonMobil nominated its March US butadiene contract price at 86 cents, up 3 cents/lb ($66/mt), sources said Thursday. ExxonMobil spokeswoman Margaret Ross declined to comment. Market expectations have been for March US ...
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US toluene disproportionation margins were estimated at minus $15.09/mt Friday, based on Platts data, putting them in negative territory for the first time since November 15, when they were estimated at minus 55 cents/mt. Estimated TDP ...
Styrene's premium to its feedstock benzene rose to its highest in four months in the Northwest European market, Platts data showed. The premium was assessed at $346/mt at Friday's close, mainly due to falling benzene prices. The premium ...
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Apparel experts in manufacturing and retailing across the globe from Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, The United States, Vietnam and more gathered for Prime Source Forum – Focus on ...
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SureFire, LLC. is an American company based in Fountain Valley, California. Their main products are flashlights, headlamps, weapon-mounted lights and laser sights. In addition, Surefire also manufactures knives, sound suppressors, Picatinny ...
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The February US benzene contract price settled 36 cents/gal ($107.64/mt) lower at $4.80/gal ($1,435.20/mt), sources said Thursday. The last time the benzene CP settled lower was in September, when it settled at $4.20/gal, down 40 ...
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