Asian propylene term contract discussions for 2016 are likely to conclude at larger discounts than this year due to an increase in supply in the region, market sources said this week. A source at a producer in South Korea estimated the ...
Tags: propylene, spot market
US spot refinery-grade propylene declined 0.75 cents/lb Thursday to reach a five-month low as propylene markets weaken, according to sources. Spot RGP was assessed at 58-58.5 cents/lb delivered, after May and June buying bids were heard ...
European olefin buyers said they are more optimistic about a decrease in ethylene contract prices than propylene for February, amid tightness in propylene. Buyers are aiming for a fall in both contract prices following the direction of ...
Tags: Spot propylene, CIF NWE, FD NWE, deep sea import
A narrow propylene arbitrage from Asia to the US has opened this week with increased discussions between Asian producers and traders to fix cargoes, market sources said Friday. Discussions intensified late this week after Taiwan ...
Tags: propylene arbitrage, propylene trade, propylene market
Production run rates at Borealis' propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant in Belgium will remain halved until the end of the year, the company said Friday. The PDH plant, located in Kallo near Antwerp, produces around 480,000 mt/year of ...
Tags: propane dehydrogenation, propylene, PDH