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Polymer News On May-29-2002

Dow lifts Force Majeure of propylene supplies at it~s plant in the Netherlands

May 29, 2002

Late last evening the polymerupdate team was informed by a source in Europe that DOW Chemicals on Monday, May the 27th, had lif...


Gujarat state in India rocked by three separate bomb blasts

May 29, 2002

According to media reports and confirmations therafter through a discussion with a polymer processor having an office in the ci...


Prices for various raw materials quote mixed in Asia - general sentiments continue to remain dull

May 29, 2002

According to chemchina.com, Asian PX prices gained this week on account of the low operation rates at LG Caltex~s 700kt PX pla...


Nymex Crude journeys southward - API weekly data to be released after working hours on Wednesday

May 29, 2002

With the crude markets in the U.S re-opening for trade on Tuesday, after a long weekend with Monday closed for Memorial day, pr...


Asian naphtha values continue to slide on weaker crude rates

May 29, 2002

Tracking the fall recorded in crude oil prices in the U.S markets which opened for trade on Tuesday after a long weekend break ...


Dow may have lifted Force majeure on propylene but now Shell reports trouble

May 29, 2002

Reacting to a news feed entitled, ~Dow lifts force majeure on propylene supplies at it~s plant in the Netherlands~ carried earl...


Zhejiang Province in China sees a sudden spurt in polymer demand

May 29, 2002

Chemchina.com has reported today that the plastic markets in Yuyao in the Zhejiang province of China which has witnessed a pro...


Korean producer revises PP offers to India

May 29, 2002

An individual working with a Korean producer of PP spoke with a polymerupdate team member a short while ago saying that he was ...


Market demand in Pakistan turns sluggish - offer rates for imported cargo decline

May 29, 2002

According to a brief market report sent in by Polymerupdate~s source in Pakistan, M/s Sasa and SasSa, traders continued to rem...


Benzene trade allegedly concluded at below USD 350/mt FOB Korea

May 29, 2002

Falling global energy prices and fears that a sudden rush of traders looking to unwind their long positions in benzene at purch...