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Polymer News On Apr-2-2003

Asian open spec naphtha prices tumble

Apr 2, 2003

Naphtha prices in Asia on Tuesday were seen dipping sharply with the bid price for 2nd half of May at 17:30 hours Singapore tim...


European producer lowers PP and PE prices for April

Apr 2, 2003

An overnight report received by the polymerupdate team from a source in Europe informed the team that while on the one hand Fre...


Crude prices on Tuesday tumble on news that Nigerian general strike called off

Apr 2, 2003

Tuesday saw prices of crude tumbling on the back of reports that leaders of Nigeria~s central labour movement suspended plans o...


Indian producer offers 30 kt open spec naphtha for April lifting

Apr 2, 2003

Local traders today informed the polymerupdate team that India~s Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) had issued a ...


Price revisions on the cards says a local market source

Apr 2, 2003

Mid afternoon today a local source known to be close to domestic resin producers informed the polymerupdate team that Indian pr...


PX producer believes that buying interest at lower levels may begin to surface

Apr 2, 2003

PX producers who earlier this week were seen rigidly maintaining their offer prices for the Asian markets while justifying thei...


Local producers yet to announce price revisions for April

Apr 2, 2003

Several local processors have since Tuesday the 1st of April been contacting the polymerupdate office inquiring whether the tea...


Weak demand, high input costs, squeezed production margins lead to DOP plant shutdown

Apr 2, 2003

Market sources in South Korea early this morning informed the polymerupdate team that squeezed production margins due to high ...


PVC prices in Asia continue to slump as demand eludes sellers

Apr 2, 2003

Chemchina this morning reported that market prices for PVC have been declining steadily in the Guangdong Province, with bears g...


Asian SM prices gain a tad on Tuesday - benzene however slides

Apr 2, 2003

On the back of gains in upstream energy including both crude and naphtha values in Asia and correcting a recent negative produc...