A MEG plant operated by Maruzen Petrochemical has restarted production after a maintenance turnaround and another MEG plant is scheduled to be shutdown next month. “A MEG plant located in Yokkaichi, Japan with a production ...
Sumitomo Chemical has reduced operating rates at one of its acrylonitrile (ACN) plant in Japan. According to a Sumitomo company official, the ACN plant is presently operating at 85-90% of production capacity rates. The official ...
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Spot gas prices on the UK's NBP trading hub were moving around the 76.00 pence/therm mark Thursday morning -- around 6 p higher than the end of February -- as cooler than normal temperatures are expected next week and medium-range storage ...
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Chinese Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) producer - SK Zhenbang is operating its plant at reduced capacity rates. “Stock levels have risen due to the Chinese New Year holidays, so the plant is currently operating at 90% capacity ...
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Malaysia-based Petronas Chemical which had shutdown its No-2 methanol plant owing to technical issues has restarted the plant on March 4. Speaking to fibre2fashion, a company official said, “We had shut down the No-2 methanol ...
Emirates Steel (ESI) will increase the output at its heavy sections mill from 25,000-30,000 tons to 45,000-50,000 tons per month in the second quarter of this year. The company will aim the construction projects in the Gulf Cooperation ...
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Idemitsu Kosan is operating the Xylene and benzene lines at its two aromatic plants at 100 percent capacity rates mainly due to high margins in the spot market. “The Xylene and benzene lines in the aromatics plants in Chiba and ...
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Taekwang Industrial is operating its acrylonitrile (ACN) plant at lower rates. “The ACN plant located in Ulsan is currently operating at 80% production capacity rates”, a company official informed fibre2fashion. Providing ...
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Prompt prices hit near month highs Wednesday on the UK's NBP gas trading hub with forecasts of colder temperatures the key driver, market sources said. The within-day contract was valued at 67.60 pence/therm at 1200 GMT, up 3.30 p/th from ...
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Same and next-day gas prices on the UK's NBP trading hub were valued below 61.00 pence/therm on the last trading day of the year, around 7 pence down on the start of the month. The within-day contract was valued at 60.50 p/th at 1200 ...
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Taiwan-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) producer - Shinkong Synthetic Fibers has reduced capacity rates at its PET plant and has also planned a turnaround. “The PET plant is currently operating at 85 percent production ...
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Prices of Caustic soda flakes were steady in China in the past week ending October 27, whereas prices of Caustic soda lye showed downward trend. Prices of Caustic soda flakes were stable due to balanced demand and supply conditions. ...
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Korea Petrochemical Industry Company (KPIC) is operating its Onsan naphtha cracker at full capacity rates, a company official said. Refuting media reports which mentioned that KPIC had reduced the operating rates to 75 percent, the ...
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FMC Corporation expects mixed demand trends for its Soda ash in North America according to a supplemental commentary (Q&A) released by the company on 31st October, 2012. On the positive side, FMC witnessed the startup of a new container ...
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Korea Petrochemical Company (KPIC) refuted reports in a section of the media about its naphtha cracker running at reduced capacity rates. Speaking to Fibre2fashion, a KPIC official said, "The naphtha cracker is currently operating at full ...
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