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Polymer News On Jan-31-2006Bearish pressures begin to weigh down on Asian PX pricesJan 31, 2006Spot prices of paraxylene (PX) came under a bout of bearish pressures this week with buying at a standstill, accentuated by the... Japanese trader down revises his bid for PP in wake of weaker propylene valuesJan 31, 2006While in conversation with an individual working for a well known Japanese trading house a polymerupdate team member today was ... Solvent and Isomer grade MX prices in Asia quote firmJan 31, 2006Solvent grade MX prices in Asia this morning were pegged steady with sellers defending their offers at the firm levels seen rul... PET resin prices in India - hikedJan 31, 2006In keeping with the rising prices of PET resin across the rest of Asia and in line with gains recorded in upstream prices of PT... Iran to be referred to the UN Security CouncilJan 31, 2006Ahead of the crucial International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting scheduled for Thursday this week to discuss Iran~s contr... Buyer bids for February OX at below the USD 850/mt CFR markJan 31, 2006Orthoxylene (OX) markets in Asia today were quiet owing to holidays in China, Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia. Sellers however w... Propylene prices in Asia - plungeJan 31, 2006Propylene prices which late last week in Asia were seen faltering, fell sharply this Tuesday morning as sellers came forward wi... Ethylene prices in Europe expected to climb on account of a spate of regional shutdownsJan 31, 2006Ethylene prices in Europe have come under immense upward pressure owing to a spate of planned and unplanned outages in the regi... Distributor of an Indian resin producer confirms a slowdown in PP and PE salesJan 31, 2006A distributor of an Indian resin producer while in conversation with a polymerupdate team member this afternoon while requestin... With Indonesia~s Kaltim shutting down it~s methanol plant - sellers seek price hikes in South East AsiaJan 31, 2006Although holidays in China did prompt methanol buyers across most parts of Asia to remain on the back foot this week, limited a... MCX Plastics Commentary January 31st, 2006Jan 31, 2006... South Korea~s Honam to sign a JV agreement with Japan~s Mitsubishi RayonJan 31, 2006According to a polymerupdate source in South Korea, Honam Petrochemical Corp will enter into a Joint Venture agreement with Ja... India~s Finolex to double PVC output by March 2006Jan 31, 2006According to a local polymerupdate source, India~s Finolex Industries Ltd plans to hike it’s PVC output capacity by March this ... MEG prices in Asia appear to have neared peakJan 31, 2006MEG prices in Asia which ended last week firm, were seen faltering a tad on Tuesday morning in the region with the growing abse... Asian butadiene prices race higherJan 31, 2006... Ethylene prices in some parts of Asia begin to look tiredJan 31, 2006Buying interest across Asia’s ethylene markets cooled off on Monday as several players were on holiday including in China, Taiw... Crude prices climb as Nigerian militants renew threats to destroy oil rigs and pipelinesJan 31, 2006On the eve of the scheduled OPEC meeting in Vienna, global crude oil prices climbed. Nigerian militants released the four kidna... |