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Polymer News On Sep-30-2002DOP prices seen sliding in AsiaSep 30, 2002With the PVC markets failing to lift last week and the start of China~s week long ~national~ holidays this week, prices of DOP ... With a number of tenders successfuly awarded across Asia trend in toluene seen improvingSep 30, 2002Toluene prices gained in Asia tracking last weeks gains in Crude even as reports of Chinese buyers retreating before the start ... Buyers revise bid prices for benzene cargoesSep 30, 2002Prices of benzene last week were seen closing a tad higher on the back of steady demand noted from buyers in select parts of As... A number of factors including Dongbu~s purchase of October cargo contribute to improved SM valuesSep 30, 2002Styrene prices last week witnessed a roller coaster ride by recording a sharp drop early in the week only to later regain, trac... Dongbu labour strike ends - management hikes labour wagesSep 30, 2002A Market source confirmed that South Korean PS producer Dongbu Chemical Co which was shut due to a labour strike which occurred... Indian resin markets brace for a price correction tomorrowSep 30, 2002Most Indian resin processors the polymerupdate team members spoke with today said that they were expecting a price reduction by... Tonen restarts cracker after shut down - operates at reduced capacitiesSep 30, 2002While in conversation with a source in Japan, a polymerupdate team member was informed a short while ago that Japanese petroche... PA prices slide even as producer attempts to avoid reduction owing to high input costsSep 30, 2002Phthalic anhydride (PA) prices did not hold up last week in Asia and started the current week in negative territory, with price... Asian PX buyers expect a dip in prices as contract price for October settled at lower levelsSep 30, 2002PX prices in Asia started the week quoting stable even as upstream energy prices continued to quote firm globally. The start to... Asian 2 EH prices decline despite select sellers continuing to cite thin demandSep 30, 2002With buying interest growing increasingly elusive across the Asian region, prices of 2EH across Asia were seen slipping margina... PVC buying declines in the U.S markets tooSep 30, 2002Weakness in PVC markets was not confined to the Asian region alone as a report from a polymerupdate source in the U.S has confi... |