The US vinyl acetate monomer market is seeing a tightening of supply that will likely push pricing higher through the first quarter of 2016 despite falling feedstock prices and a weaker energy sector, sources said. US VAM increased $20/mt ...
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 ...
Shintech will raise its liquid caustic soda prices by $40/dry short ton effective immediately or as contract terms allow, the company said Monday in a notice to customers. The Houston-based producer was the third to say it would raise ...
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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 ...
US benzene and toluene markets rose to two-month highs Tuesday to $2.35/gal ($703/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast and $2.25/gal ($684/mt) FOB USG, respectively. Sources attributed gains in both markets to stronger energy as NYMEX December crude ...
US ethylene contacts for October settled 0.25 cent/lb lower, with the month's net transaction price at 28.25 cents/lb, market sources said Wednesday. The decrease puts contract prices at their lowest level since the 27.75 cents/lb seen in ...
Despite expectations of a seasonal pickup in the Medium Range tanker market in the Americas in the fourth quarter -- particularly from November onward -- charterers were able to pressure freight rates lower Wednesday, with Medium Range ...
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LyondellBasell issued a force majeure declaration on vinyl acetate monomer and glacial acetic acid supplies from its La Porte, Texas, facility after a turnaround revealed equipment issues, the company said in a letter to customers seen by ...
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Three tile companies donated tile and installation materials to Habitat for Humanity homes in North Carolina. Best of Tile, Neuse Tile Service and USG Corp. donated tile and installation materials to tile eight Habitat for Humanity homes ...
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Americas Styrenics will increase the transaction price for all grades of polystyrene by 7 cents/lb ($154/mt), effective July 1, according to a letter sent to customers Monday and obtained by Platts. Americas Styrenics' increase follows ...
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Citgo Petroleum Corp. will raise xylene and toluene truck and rail pricing by 4 cents effective June 18, according to a letter the company sent Wednesday to customers that Platts obtained Thursday. "This price adjustment is due to limited ...
The May US contract price for acetone settled 1 cent ($22.05/mt) lower at 66.25 cents/lb ($1,460.55/mt), sources said Tuesday. There were expectations amongst market participants for the settlement to decline despite snug supply, because ...
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With the US styrene monomer price hitting a six-month low this week, the arbitrage to send cargoes from the US Gulf to Far East Asia has opened, traders said Friday. Offers for cargoes loading in June in the US and arriving in Northeast ...
June US butadiene contract prices are expected to roll over or possibly fall slightly compared with May contract prices as spot levels have dropped throughout May, sources said Wednesday. Many sources expect a rollover in contract pricing ...
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Ethylene flow rates on the Evangeline Pipeline are likely to improve in the coming week, trade sources said Wednesday. Flows on the pipeline, which moves ethylene from Texas into Louisiana, restarted May 8, sources said, after it had been ...