A combination of planned and unplanned outages sent ethylene spot prices to a 2013 high of Eur1,180-1,185/mt ($1,560-1,5667/mt) FD NWE Friday, soaring by Eur98/mt on the week. Volatility of feedstocks added to upward pressure on spot ...
Tags: Ethylene, Spot Prices
The May US contract price for acetone has settled at a rollover of 58.50 cents/lb ($1,289.69/mt), sources said Wednesday. The settlement came as no surprise according to market participants because of firm acetone pricing and market ...
Tags: CP Settlement, Chemicals
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 ...
Tags: benzene contract price, US, benzene
The January US mixed xylene contract price settled 36 cents ($109.08/mt) above December's mark at a record high of $4.66/gal ($1,411.98/mt), sources said Tuesday. Sources expected the CP to settle at a record high due to higher spot ...
Tags: mixed xylene, US, MX contract price, MX market