Northwest European acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene and polystyrene producers are raising their competitiveness in order to retain market share in the fast growing Turkish market, market sources said this week. European producers are ...
Tags: acrylonitrile-styrene-butadiene, polystyrene producers
Major China expandable polystyrene producers, Xingda Group and Loyal Group -- with a combined production capacity of nearly 3 million mt/year -- are operating their plants at reduced rates of 40%-50% this week, before the Lunar New Year ...
Tags: polystyrene, production capacity, China
Asian aromatics hit all-time highs this week on shrinking supplies and rising feedstock costs. Toluene and styrene monomer spot prices set new records Wednesday, assessed at $1,388.50/mt FOB Korea and $1,674/mt FOB Korea respectively while ...
Tags: Asian Aromatics, Chemicals, Tight Supply, Speculation