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Polymer News On Oct-1-2005

Local prices of PP heard hiked by Rs 1.50/kg basic

Oct 1, 2005

Last evening, a local source informed a polymerupdate team member that Indian petrochemical majors Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL...


Huntsman Announces Global Titanium Dioxide Price Increases

Oct 1, 2005

The Pigments business of Huntsman Corporation Huntsman Tioxide, announced on Friday that it will increase prices globally for a...


BASF raises prices for polyamide extrusion and spinning grades in Europe

Oct 1, 2005

Effective October 1st, 2005, BASF is increasing its prices for Ultramid® base polymers, for polyamide 6 and polyamide 66 extrus...


Global crude prices fall ahead of weekend start

Oct 1, 2005

Crude oil prices on Friday declined, pulled lower on the one hand by a slump in US petrol prices as refiners are reported to h...


South Korean LLDPE priced at USD 1200/mt FOB for Latin American buyers

Oct 1, 2005

Prices of LLDPE in Asia this week climbed, supported by tight product availability on the one hand and high input costs on the ...


Lyondell Increases Prices for Titanium Dioxide Products

Oct 1, 2005

Lyondell Chemical Company is increasing its prices for all rutile and anatase Tiona(R) titanium dioxide (TiO2) products sold to...


PET prices in India - hiked

Oct 1, 2005

Rising prices of PTA and MEG feedstock in Asia have resulted in the firming of downstream PET prices in the region. In keeping ...


DSM sells styrene-butadiene rubber business to Lion Chemical Capital LLC

Oct 1, 2005

DSM and Lion Chemical Capital LLC on Friday announced the agreement on the sale of the DSM business unit SBR (styrene-butadien...


Buyer activity in Asia next week to remain slack

Oct 1, 2005

A short while ago a polymerupdate team member spoke with an individual working with a Singapore based resin producer who said, ...


Westlake Chemical~s Geismar Vinyls Complex Back in Operation Following Rita; Lake Charles Complex Awaits Restoration of Full Electrical Power

Oct 1, 2005

Westlake Chemical Corporation on Friday announced that it had re-started its Geismar, Louisiana vinyls complex following the sh...


Argentinian government to end anti dumping investigation on South Korean PET

Oct 1, 2005

In an overnight report, a polymerupdate source in Latin America said that the Argentinian government had decided to end its inv...