Celanese will raise global prices for acetyl intermediates effective October 1, the company said In the US and Canada, Celanese will raise prices for vinyl acetate monomer by 2 cents/lb ($44/mt). Celanese will also increase vinyl acetate ...
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It's reported that the Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel said that it planned to raise its export prices of H-beam products by US$10~US$15/ton for September. After the adjustment, the new export prices of its base-sized H beams would be at ...
Tags: Steel, H-Beam, Construction
China's domestic isomer-grade mixed xylenes prices have strengthened partly due to the startup of Dragon Aromatics' new 800,000 mt/year paraxylene plant in Fujian province late August, market sources said Thursday. "Hikes in domestic ...
MEGlobal on Monday nominated its October Asian contract price for monoethylene glycol at $1,220/mt CFR, up $10 from its price for September, a company source said in an email. The October ACP reflects the short-term supply and demand ...
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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 ...
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
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, raised its ex-works butadiene prices in the north by Yuan 500($81)/mt, or 6%, to Yuan 9,000/mt effective Wednesday, end-users said. The price increase comes after the state-run company late ...
The price of Atlantic met coal remained steady Monday, following recent modest fluctuations, with mills and traders moving into the negotiation period for both contract and spot deals. One European-based trader said he would be buying in ...
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Composite Fluid Transfer LLC — a Kilgore, Texas-based manufacturer of fluid transfer piping systems — has won a JEC Americas 2013 Innovation Award in the Pipes & Water Management category for its Fiberflex?-11 composite pressure ...
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Due to the depreciation of the Indian Rupees, the hot rolled coil (HRC) import price is not workable for India customers. China's HRC quote of US$585~US$590/ton CFR is not competitive at all since the local prices are US$499~US$506/ton. It ...
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The CFR Taiwan/China paraxylene price benchmark fell $8.50/mt from Friday to be pegged at $1,511.50/mt early Monday, after negotiators reached no settlement for September Asian Contract Prices, market sources said. Market sources said ...
South Korea's HC Petrochem plans to further cut runs at its No 2 aromatics plant at Daesan to 70% from early next week, due to weak production margins for paraxylene, a company official said Thursday. "Operating at 70% capacity is the ...
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The Asian toluene market led a price surge in most Asian aromatic products early Wednesday, driven by crude oil futures rising on geopolitical tensions in Syria. Front-month ICE Brent crude futures hit a six-month high Wednesday, with ...
The Tire Industry Association (TIA) has released the online version of Spanish Basic Commercial Tire Service (CTS) and Fleet Tire Service training. The training programs are 200-Level Basic programs designed for new hires and employees in ...
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Nokia's credit rating has been cut even further by ratings agency Moodys, over concerns about the company's cashflow. The company's credit rating now stands at B1, four levels below "investment grade". Further reading Nokia to launch ...