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US Propylene Inventories at The End of Q1 Were 3.6% Higher Than Year-Ago Levels

May 5, 2014

US propylene inventories at the end of first quarter of 2014 were 3.6% higher than year-ago levels and 1.5% above stocks at the end of the previous quarter, revised data from the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers trade group ...

Tags: Propylene, propylene production

Dismissing Oil Industry Arguments That New Standard Could Lead to Fuel Shortages

Mar 5, 2014

Beginning in 2017, all gasoline sold in the US must contain less than 10 parts per million sulfur, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday, dismissing oil industry arguments that the new standard is unnecessary and could ...

Tags: Gasoline, Metallurgy

US Supreme Court Declined Monday to Hear an Appeal From Refiners and Other Groups

Jun 26, 2013

The US Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal from refiners and other groups to overturn a lower-court decision denying its challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's partial approval of the ethanol/gasoline blend E15. ...

Tags: Chemicals, ethanol, gasoline

The War of Words Between AFPM and RFA Hit a Boiling Point Thursday Morning

Apr 15, 2013

The war of words between the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers and the Renewable Fuels Association hit a boiling point Thursday morning. RFA President Bob Dinneen was responding to comments Wednesday from AFPM President ...

Tags: AFPM, RFA, Chemicals

US Spot Styrene Margins Are Poised to Remain Flat to Slightly Higher

Mar 26, 2013

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

Mar 25, 2013

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. ...

Tags: Blend values, Chemicals, Demand for MX and toluene

April US Butadiene Contract Price Settled at a Rollover at an 84-86 Cents/lb

Mar 25, 2013

The April US butadiene contract price settled at a rollover at an 84-86 cents/lb ($1,852-1,896/mt) split settlement, sources said Sunday on the sidelines of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers' annual conference. ExxonMobil ...

Tags: butadiene contract price, Chemicals

The Full US Court of Appeals Would Not Reconsider an August Decision

Jan 17, 2013

The full US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday said it would not reconsider an August decision by a three-judge panel of the court that tossed out a key challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's ...

Tags: gasoline, Columbia Circuit, American Fuel&Petrochemical

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