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US Refinery Margin Tracker: Unquenchable Gasoline Demand a Gift for US Refiners
Dec 15, 2015Unseasonably strong gasoline demand is proving for US refiners to be the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season, as support from seasonal diesel demand is tamped down by record high temperatures across much of the US. Gasoline ...
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Nwe Styrene's Premium Over Feedstocks Rises 6% on Month for December
Dec 2, 2015The Northwest European styrene monomer premium over feedstock costs has increased by Eur14/mt in December on the month, a rise of 6%, Platts calculations show. The premium hit a 2015 low in November. The December styrene contract price ...
Tags: styrene, ethylene, Ethyl-benzene
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Nwe Styrene Premium Over November Feedstocks Hits 2015 Low at Eur237.77/Mt
Nov 4, 2015The Northwest European styrene monomer premium over feedstock costs has fallen to a 2015 low, Platts calculations show, as a balanced market left consumers eager to normalize November spreads over feedstocks to levels similar to the start ...
Tags: Styrene, feedstocks, premiums
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NWE Styrene Monomer Spot Offtake Lackluster Despite Steep Discounts
Nov 4, 2015Northwest European styrene monomer spot offtake remains lackluster this week on the back of supply length, with buyers predicting lower prices in the coming weeks and industry consumers keen to reduce stock levels for the end of the year, ...
Tags: styrene, Offtake Lackluster, styrenics products, Discounts
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China's Slowdown, Margin Volatility Among Risks
Jul 28, 2015German 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
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Northwest European Dioctyl Phthalate Spot Prices Have Fallen
Jun 24, 2014Northwest European dioctyl phthalate (DOP) spot prices have fallen below feedstock 2-ethylhexanol (2-EH) prices for the first time since January 19, 2012, according to Platts data. DOP spot prices were assessed at Eur1,360/mt FD NWE on ...
Tags: dioctyl phthalate, DOP
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The Asia to Europe Arbitrage Window for Methanol Will Remain Shut
Jun 23, 2014The Asia to Europe arbitrage window for methanol will remain shut in the third quarter of 2014 on expectations of higher export volumes from the Middle East and stronger Chinese demand that would soak up Asian supplies, sources said late ...
Tags: Methanol, natural gas
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The Asian Price Spread Between Styrene and and Feedstock Widened by $7.50/Mt to $250/Mt
Jun 6, 2014The Asian price spread between styrene monomer and its main feedstock benzene widened by $7.50/mt to $250/mt early Thursday afternoon following an SM plant outage in Europe, but high stocks in China were expected to limit the widening of ...
Tags: Chemicals, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
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Northwest European Spot Styrene Values Rallied $45/Mt in Reaction to The Fire
Jun 6, 2014Northwest European spot styrene values rallied $45/mt or 3% Wednesday morning in reaction to the fire that broke out at Ellba's styrene monomer/propylene oxide plant at Moerdijk, the Netherlands. Styrene end-users and consumers stepped ...
Tags: spot styrene, specific material
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Styrolution Is Seeking to Expand Polystyrene Margins
Jun 5, 2014Styrolution is seeking to expand polystyrene margins following the settlement of the June styrene contract price, the company said late Monday. With the Northwest European styrene contract agreed at Eur1,360/mt FOB ARA ($1,850/mt), down ...
Tags: Styrolution, Polystyrene
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European Cargo Cash Premiums to Benchmark Gasoil Futures Were Assessed at $10.50/Mt
May 29, 2014European ultra low sulfur diesel premiums to the front-month ICE gasoil futures contract hit their weakest level in over four months Friday as large volumes flooded the region from the Americas and the Baltic. Northwest European cargo ...
Tags: low sulfur diesel, gasoil futures
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NWE Styrene Monomer Prices Fell $91.50/Mt in May at a One-Year Low of $1,553.50/Mt FOB ARA
May 21, 2014Northwest European styrene monomer prices fell $91.50/mt or 5.5% from the start of May to close Thursday at a one-year low of $1,553.50/mt FOB ARA, Platts data showed. The last time it was lower was April 23, 2013 at $1,544.50/mt FOB ARA. ...
Tags: Styrene, polystyrene
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European Methanol Spot Prices Have Fallen Below Eur300/Mt for The First Time Since 2012
May 16, 2014Northwest European methanol spot prices have fallen below Eur300/mt for the first time since October 2, 2012, under pressure from ample supplies in the market, according to sources. Platts assessed spot methanol at Eur299.50/mt ($411/mt) ...
Tags: Methanol, spot prices
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Northwest European Spot Prices for Vinyl Acetate Monomer Tumbled Eur70/mt
May 15, 2014Northwest European spot prices for vinyl acetate monomer tumbled Eur70/mt Thursday under pressure from Asian imports, according to Platts data. The European spot price for VAM was assessed at Eur1,560/mt FD NWE ($2,162.63/mt), down from ...
Tags: Vinyl Acetate Monomer, NWE
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Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Premiums in Northwest European CIF Cargo Market Fell to $11.25/Mt
May 14, 2014Ultra low sulfur diesel premiums in the northwest European CIF cargo market fell to $11.25/mt above May 0.1% ICE gasoil Futures Friday, their lowest since January 28 according to Platts data, after a sharp $3/mt fall in the cash premium ...
Tags: Diesel Cargo, low sulfur diesel
