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US Methanol Imports in October Show Sustained Decline: Data

Dec 15, 2015

US methanol imports in October were nearly 50% lower than the year-ago month as expanded domestic capacity has impacted import demand, according to data released by a trade group on Thursday. October US methanol imports reached 249,000 ...

Tags: Methanol, Fuel

US Polypropylene Contracts Could See a Stable-to-down Settlement for April

Apr 2, 2014

US polypropylene contracts could see a stable-to-down settlement for April, then rebound as early as May, market sources said Monday. A nomination for polymer-grade propylene contracts calling for a rollover of March pricing was giving PP ...

Tags: polypropylene, polymer-grade propylene, PGP

US Ethylene Contract Prices for February Have Fully Settled 0.75 Cent Below Jan's Price

Mar 12, 2014

US ethylene contract prices for February were heard to have fully settled 0.75 cent below January's contract prices, with the net transaction price at 49.50 cents/lb, sources said Monday. The posted price also slipped 0.75 cent compared ...

Tags: Ethylene, Chemicals

US Ethylene Contracts for February Were Heard Settling 0.75 Cent Below January Mark

Mar 6, 2014

US ethylene contracts for February were heard settling 0.75 cent below January mark, lowering the net transaction to 49.5 cents/lb ($1,091/mt), sources said Tuesday. The posted price for February would also settle .75 cent lower at 54 ...

Tags: Ethylene, purity ethane

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

NAHB Is Pleased by The U.S. Supreme Court's Decision to Hear American Chemistry Council

Oct 21, 2013

NAHB is pleased by the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear American Chemistry Council, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to challenge EPA's plan to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. Because ...

Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

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

Six US Senators Ask to Conduct a 'refinery by Refinery Probe' Into Spikes

Nov 29, 2012

Six US senators Tuesday asked the Justice Department's Oil and Gas Price Fraud Working Group to conduct a "refinery by refinery probe" into spikes in West Coast gasoline prices in May and October. The request, from Democratic senators ...

Tags: Gasoline, Fuel and Petrochemical, Energy

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