The US styrene-benzene spread narrowed as it remained below $200/mt, assessed at $161.07/mt Tuesday, down $19.52 on the week, according to Platts data. The spread has been below $200/mt for the majority of November, assessed above $200/mt ...
European styrene production margins, which appeared to be rising after an explosion June 3 during maintenance at Shell-BASF's Ellba joint venture in Moerdijk, the Netherlands, are falling again, Platts data shows. Styrene's premium over ...
Tags: Styrene, styrene production
Northwest 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 ...
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Northwest 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
The Northwest European styrene monomer/benzene spread rallied to a month-high Tuesday of $203/mt on stronger styrene, rebounding from a one-year low of $148/mt established April 4 but still representing deeply negative production margins, ...
Tags: Styrene, spot product
US spot styrene dropped 1 cent/lb ($22/mt) from Friday to be assessed at 73 cents/lb ($1,609/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast Monday, tracking lower European spot styrene as well as lower feedstock benzene. The assessment was at its lowest level ...
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US spot benzene reached $4.18/gal ($1,249.82/mt) Thursday on stronger demand, up 18 cents/gal from the July 17 one-year low of $4/gal FOB US Gulf Coast, sources said. Sources have attributed the stronger demand to derivative styrene ...
Tags: Spot Benzene, Chemicals
The US styrene-to-benzene spread has widened $34.66/mt since June 24, growing to its highest level in more than 4 1/2 years at $424.56/mt Monday, according to Platts data. US spot styrene rose 0.90 cent/lb ($19.84/mt) day on day to a ...
Tags: Styrene-Benzene, Chemicals
US spot styrene rose 0.55 cent/lb ($12.12/mt) to 74.25 cents/lb ($1,636.91/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast on Monday for its highest assessment in three months as it tracked gains elsewhere in the world. The assessment was the highest since March ...
Tags: Spot Styrene, Chemicals
The US styrene to benzene spread remained above $300/mt for much of the last week, with the spread at $303.66/mt Monday, according to Platts data. US spot styrene lowered 0.05 cent/lb ($1.10/mt) day on day to a Monday assessment at 72.50 ...
Tags: Styrene-Benzene, Chemicals
The Northwest European styrene monomer benchmark has climber $137.50/mt or 8.9% from a year-to-date low of $1,537.50/mt on April 22 to $1,675/mt FOB ARA Tuesday, Platts data showed. The rally was due to a combination of increasing demand ...
Tags: NWE Styrene, styrene monomer
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