The Asian price spread between high density polyethylene and ethylene feedstock turned negative Thursday, September 25, falling to minus $5/mt from parity a day before, due to the bearish PE market amid continued firm ethylene, Platts data ...
Tags: HDPE-Ethylene, PE
Traders are looking to send about 4,000 mt of Mexico-origin ethylene to Asia for mid-April loading to take advantage of higher prices than in the weak European market, sources said Thursday. But they said the possibility of such a trade ...
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High ethylene prices in Asia have been keeping margins of most ethylene derivatives in the red, forcing some MEG and polyethylene makers to consider trimming operation rates or closing entire production lines, sources said this week. In ...
The US spot ethylene market was at a standstill Thursday on news of an explosion and fire at Williams' olefins complex in Louisiana that killed one person earlier in the day, market sources said. Sellers pulled all material Thursday ...
Tags: Ethylene, Louisiana Plant Fire
The Northwest Europe forward delivered spot PVC price has dropped on week, reflecting a sharp fall in the April ethylene contract price and poor demand, market sources said Tuesday. Ethylene -- made from oil or natural gas which is ...
US ethylene contracts for November have been seen settling 2 cents lower than October, cutting the net transaction price to 45.25 cents/lb, market sources said Tuesday. The decrease is the second in the last five months, bringing the ...
Tags: ethylene, Platts data, ethylene price