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China's Apparent Oil Demand up 5.3% in 2017

Apr 8, 2017

China's apparent oil demand rose 5.3% year on year in the first two months of 2017 to 11.65 million b/d on the back of robust economic growth, holiday transportation demand and efforts to build stocks ahead of the refinery maintenance ...

Tags: oil demand, Oil products

Butadiene-Naphtha Spread Hits 7-Year High

Jan 30, 2017

The Asian butadiene-naphtha price spread hit a seven-year high of $2,557.38/mt CFR last Friday amid extremely tight supply globally and strong demand for downstream products such as styrene-butadiene-rubber, SB latex and ...

Tags: Butadiene Naphtha, styrene

China's Slowdown, Margin Volatility Among Risks

Jul 28, 2015

German petrochemicals producer BASF said July 24 that it expected the economic slowdown in China, margin volatility and growth uncertainty in Europe to be the biggest risks to growth for its chemicals division during the second half of the ...

Tags: Petrochemicals, oil

The Spread Between Asian Paraxylene and Benzene Fell to Its Lowest in More Than Nine Years

May 13, 2014

The spread between Asian paraxylene and benzene fell to its lowest in more than nine years on Thursday, where it was assessed at minus $104/mt, down $0.50/mt from the the day before, Platts data showed. The last time the spread was lower ...

Tags: Paraxylene, Benzene

Counter Bids for May ACP for Paraxylene Were in a Range of $1,040-1, 100/Mt CFR

May 4, 2014

Counter bids for May Asian Contract Price for paraxylene were in a range of $1,040-1,100/mt CFR, sources close to the negotiations said Tuesday. There are four PX ACP sellers in Asia -- ExxonMobil, Japan's Idemitsu Kosan and JX Nippon Oil ...

Tags: Paraxylene, PX ACP

South Korea's Spot Supply of Solvent-Grade Mixed Xylenes for April Loading Will Fall

Mar 18, 2014

South Korea's spot supply of solvent-grade mixed xylenes for April loading will fall by up to half of its typical volume because of lower yields from naphtha-fed steam crackers' use of butane in its feedstock mix, a market source said ...

Tags: solvent-grade mixed xylenes, butane, LPG

NWE Orthoxylene Contract Price for March Has Been Confirmed at Eur940/Mt FD NWE

Mar 11, 2014

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 ...

Tags: Orthoxylene, contract price, Chemicals

Ethylene Spot Prices Have Softened Marginally for The First Time

Jan 21, 2014

Ethylene spot prices have softened marginally for the first time since December 6 as feedstock naphtha prices fell, sources said. Ethylene was assessed at Eur1,000/mt ($1362) FD NWE Wednesday, down Eur7.50/mt on the day. Naphtha was ...

Tags: Ethylene, Naphtha

European Polyethylene Prices Have Fallen in The Run-up to The K Fair

Oct 18, 2013

European polyethylene prices have fallen in the run-up to the K Fair international plastics and rubber trade fair in Dusseldorf, on the back of volatile upstream prices and robust supplies which kept buying hesitant, sources said. Low ...

Tags: Chemicals, polyethylene

Asian Naphtha Market May Firm Going Into The Last Two Months of This Year

Sep 18, 2013

The Asian naphtha market may firm going into the last two months of this year on curtailed arbitrage flows which will likely tighten supply balances and year-end demand mopping up excess naphtha supply from the higher arbitrage arrivals in ...

Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy

Northwest European Butane Prices Remain Too High to Attract Petrochemical Buying

Sep 16, 2013

Northwest European butane prices remain too high to attract petrochemical buying despite their recent slide, sources said Thursday. "At this stage we can't afford these butane levels," said a trader. Delivered prices of butane coasters, ...

Tags: Chemicals, butane

SM Consists of About 30% Ethylene and Roughly 70-80% Benzene

Jul 17, 2013

The spread between styrene monomer and its feedstock ethylene in Asia surpassed $500/mt for the first time Monday to hit a record high of $504/mt, Platts data showed, with the SM market continuing on its bullish streak due to tight supplies ...

Tags: SM-Ethylene, Chemicals

European Benzene's Premium to Naphtha Has Topped The $450/mt Mark for The First Time

Apr 12, 2013

European benzene's premium to naphtha has topped the $450/mt mark for the first time since the start of February, as naphtha languishes at multi-month lows and benzene rises despite seemingly weak fundamentals. The benzene-naphtha spread ...

Tags: NWE, Benzene-Naphtha, Chemicals

European Naphtha Prices Have Come Under Pressure From Run Cuts in The Polyolefin Chain

Apr 11, 2013

European naphtha prices have come under pressure from run cuts in the polyolefin chain as well as falling crude prices, with ICE Brent futures sinking to an eight-month low Friday, sources said. CIF NWE naphtha was assessed at $846.50/mt ...

Tags: polyethylene market, polyethylene

South Korea's Spot Supply of Solvent-grade Mixed Xylenes Loading Will Likely Halve

Mar 11, 2013

South Korea's spot supply of solvent-grade mixed xylenes for April loading will likely halve from its typical volume because of lower yields from naphtha-fed steam crackers' use of butane in its feedstock mix, an industry source said ...

Tags: solvent-grade mixed xylenes, South Korea, butane

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