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Polymer News On Jan-9-2006Singapore based resin producer to go ahead with February price increases in PP and PEJan 9, 2006A short while ago a polymerupdate team member spoke with an individual working with a resin producer in Singapore who said, " e... Auxiliary petrochemical plants to be built in line with Tianjin ethylene projectJan 9, 2006Construction of the 1 million mt/annum ethylene, refining and Chemical facility of Tianjin will start in February 2006 with a t... PET producers in Europe hope to hike offer prices soonJan 9, 2006PET sellers in Europe who struggled through most of December to achieve their targeted offer prices were seen through last week... Naphtha prices in Asia surgeJan 9, 2006Asian open spec naphtha prices ended last Friday firm with bid prices for the 1st half of March assessed at the USD 555/mt CNF ... Sellers of butadiene revise prices ahead of impending plant turnarounds in AsiaJan 9, 2006Butadiene prices in Asia were heard quoting firm this morning extending gains recorded last week on the back of surging upstrea... European PVC buyers hope for price discounts while sellers prepare for hikesJan 9, 2006Buyers and sellers of PVC in Europe drifted apart with regards to their reading about where contract prices should head hereon ... Local distributor mighty pleased with his recent sales performanceJan 9, 2006While in conversation with a distributor of a local resin producer this afternoon a polymerupdate team member was told, " sales... PP prices in Europe expected to climb from current levelsJan 9, 2006European producers of PP who last week were reported to have defended their planned targeted hikes of Euro 50/mt for their Janu... PWC Logistics Awarded EQUATE Project Logistics ContractJan 9, 2006PWC Logistics, a global provider of integrated supply chain solutions, announced that EQUATE Petrochemical Company has awarded ... Outage at YNCC prompts producer to delay naphtha deliveriesJan 9, 2006While checking with a source in South Korea regarding the functioning of the Yeochon Naphtha Cracking Centre (YNCC), a polymeru... MX prices in Asia spurt - trader however recommends cautionJan 9, 2006Solvent mixed xylene (MX) prices last week surged, rising sharply on the back of gains recorded in upstream energy and other st... Prices of PP in China march higherJan 9, 2006PP prices in China climbed RMB 100/mt today, riding higher on the back of strength in energy and higher propylene feedstock num... OX prices in Asia spurtJan 9, 2006Limited avails of orthoxylene (OX) coupled with gains in upstream MX and downstream PA, prompted sharply higher spot prices of ... Asian prices of propylene boost higher - buyer however strongly questions sustaining power of current valuesJan 9, 2006An unplanned outage at South Korean firm YNCC’s No1 and No3 crackers following a leakage, coupled with a shutdown at CPC’s No ... Lunar holidays in China may clip the wings of high flying MEG ratesJan 9, 2006MEG offers last week climbed in Asia supported in it’s rise by a rally in upstream ethylene values. Even as some producers targ... Ethylene prices in Asia rally - South Korean firm awards sell tender at USD 1020/mt FOBJan 9, 2006Reports of an unplanned shutdown at South Korean firm YNCC’s No1 and No3 crackers with a combined capacity of approximately 820... Methanol prices in Asia creep higher, however in China demand faltersJan 9, 2006Methanol prices in Asia ended last week firm across most parts of the region except China where overseas sellers offering cargo... |