US spot mixed xylene prices fell to a 20-month low Monday at $3.54/gallon ($1,072.62/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen lower on June 28, 2012, when assessed at $3.50/gal FOB USG, Platts data showed. Mixed xylene prices ...
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Gevo, Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on recent corporate highlights. Highlights: -Optimizing utilization and cash flows of Luverne plant by producing both ...
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In 2013,the national quality supervision have a check result of students stationery products , the sampling percent of pass is up to 90.4%, and it is more than 20 percentage points higher than that of 2008.Quality supervision and ...
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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 ...
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March contracts for US orthoxylene rolled over for March, settling at 58.5 cents/lb ($1,290/mt), market sources said Thursday. Contracts were settled Wednesday, they said. Sources said sellers went into negotiations seeking a slight ...
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AM Labels Limited (AML), the labelling, barcoding and software specialist based in Kettering, Northamptonshire, has produced a number of tried and tested label materials, which the company can cut to custom sizes, for use with the new Epson ...
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A research consortium being coordinated at Saarland University is developing a novel sensor system for monitoring airborne contaminants that will provide high-quality indoor air without the energy losses typically associated with ...
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Axiall Corporation and Lotte Chemical of the Republic of Korea announced that they have signed a Heads of Agreement to pursue a 50/50 joint venture arrangement for the design, construction and operation of a proposed 1 million metric ...
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US toluene disproportionation, Mobil selective toluene disproportionation and hydrodealkylation margins moved higher on Monday after spot benzene prices surged, sources said. TDP margins rose $43/mt to be estimated Monday at $298.87/mt, ...
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Fuji Oil may consider entering into alliances with other companies in the Japanese refining and petrochemical sector, where it can benefit, a senior company official with the Japanese refiner said. "We are not able to speak about anything ...
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The spread in Asia between paraxylene and feedstock isomer-grade mixed xylene hit a three-year low of $160/mt Wednesday, amid an open arbitrage into Asia for PX but tight regional supplies for isomer-MX. On Wednesday, Platts assessed the ...
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Gevo, Inc. announced its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2013 and provided an update on recent corporate highlights. Highlights: - Reports EPS of ($0.34) including $1.6 million non-cash gain from the change in ...
JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation is likely to restart its Sendai, Japan-based aromatics plant on October 19, 2013, after a maintenance turnaround. "The plant is under a maintenance turnaround since September 18, 2013," a company ...
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Bioplastics are emerging as viable alternatives to petroleum-based polymers. This quiet revolution goes well beyond the standard drivers for sustainably sourced and/or compostable materials. I attended the 2013 BioPlastek conference in San ...
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US toluene disproportionation margins have moved into negative territory after toluene spot prices moved higher against declining benzene and mixed xylene spot pricing. Mobil selective toluene disproportionation margins were also ...
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