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Polymer News On Oct-3-2003

Asian naphtha prices continue to journey northward

Oct 3, 2003

Tracking the sustained gains in global crude prices, Asian open spec naphtha rates continued to climb with bid prices at 17:30...


India~s MRPL offers naphtha cargoes for October and November lifting

Oct 3, 2003

Local market sources informed the polymerupdate team last evening that Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) had on...


Global crude prices cruise higher on Thursday

Oct 3, 2003

Crude oil prices on Thursday raced upward continuing it~s rising streak as traders reportedly grew worried about a further poss...


Can the Indian markets expect a further downward price revision next week?

Oct 3, 2003

Although confined to discussions with just a handful of local market players a polymerupdate team member today was repeatedly t...


Asian buyers remain confused regarding when is the right time to begin purchasing cargo

Oct 3, 2003

The steady climb in upstream energy prices this week on the one hand and the conspicuous absence of the Chinese buyers from the...


Explosion at a petrochemical facility in South Korea

Oct 3, 2003

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Indian producer GAIL down adjusts PE prices for October

Oct 3, 2003

In line with the reduction in HDPE and LLDPE prices announced by Reliance, IPCL and Haldia recently, India’s GAIL today revised...


South Korean PS producer maintains 100% output levels despite weak margins. Says that he is confident of a trend reversal

Oct 3, 2003

A polymerupdate team member a short while ago spoke with an individual working with a PS producer in South Korea who said, "ev...


Middle East major SABIC to emerge as world~s largest producer of ethylene glycol

Oct 3, 2003

Middle East sources informed the polymerupdate team that SABIC this week announced it’s plans to build a second Ethylene Glycol...


Distributor of an Indian resin producer laments on current dull market setiment

Oct 3, 2003

A conversation with a distributor of an Indian resin producer last evening confirmed that the sluggish sentiments of the domest...