Ethylene spot prices in Northwest Europe increased marginally week on week to Eur885/mt ($1,214/mt) FD NWE Friday on the back of a fall in steam cracker utilization rates, which helped managed the oversupply in ethylene, sources said. ...
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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 ...
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Japan's largest refiner, JX Nippon Oil & Energy, concluded its May Asia Contract Price for benzene at $1,268/mt CFR late Wednesday, up $3/mt from its April settlement, a company source said. Thursday was a public holiday in Singapore. ...
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During the week of April 20, ethylene production facilities at The Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine, La. site experienced two separate process incidents. These separate incidents collectively resulted in the disruption of ethylene production ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the fire burning underground at the Integrated Waste Management Tire site in Penuelas, Puerto Rico is now fully extinguished and the potential health risks from the smoke have ...
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State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has hiked its ex-works price for benzene in East China by Yuan 100/mt ($16.23/mt), or 1.16%, to Yuan 8,700/mt effective Thursday, an industry source said Friday. The company could ...
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Asian benzene prices dropped $19.50/mt Wednesday, pulled lower by a tumble in US benzene Tuesday, but the magnitude of the fall in US prices has nearly closed the arbitrage window from South Korea to the US, according to sources. Spot ...
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The US spot benzene assessment reached its lowest level in nearly five months Tuesday at $4.45/gal ($1,331.89/mt) FOB USG for April. Spot pricing was last seen at this level November 26, Platts data showed. US spot benzene has been on a ...
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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, ...
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Seepage of residual oil previously leaked from PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Co.'s 10.5 million mt/year (210,000 b/d) integrated refinery and petrochemical complex into the water source for water works was behind the unusually high ...
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State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, hiked its ex-works price for benzene in East China by Yuan 200/mt ($32.51/mt), or 2.44%, to Yuan 8,400/mt effective Wednesday, a company source said. Sinopec has cut prices by a ...
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Toluene hydro-dealkylation units in Europe are maximizing their run rates amid continuous strength in the benzene market, leading to a renewed interest in incremental toluene, according to sources. This has already triggered some spot ...
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Plants are a wonderful way to add color and life to an office. Not only will a leafy green shrub help drown the monotony of a work space, studies have shown that some plants can naturally purify the air around you. Below, we've chosen our ...
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"ROHS of European Union " harmful material limit use instruction ROHS of European Union ( harmful material limit use instruction ) have put into effect in July 1,2006, beginning from this day, all electronic electrics in European sales must ...
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State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, hiked its ex-works price for benzene in East China by Yuan 100/mt ($16/mt), or 1.23%, to Yuan 8,200/mt effective Tuesday, market sources said Wednesday. It is the first increase ...
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