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Polymer News On Aug-1-2007

Plant Updates - 1st August, 2007 (Part - II)

Aug 1, 2007

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Plant Updates - 1st August, 2007 (Part - I)

Aug 1, 2007

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August PET resin prices revised lower

Aug 1, 2007

A local source earlier today reported that Indian petrochemical major Reliance Industries Ltd had announced a downward revision...


South Asian Petrochem Ltd. Result as on 30th June 2007

Aug 1, 2007

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DSCL : unaudited Q1~2008 results

Aug 1, 2007

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Local trader gives overview on open market prices of PP, PE and PVC

Aug 1, 2007

A local trader spoke with a polymerupdate team member this afternoon and provided a brief insight into the current ruling price...


ONGC tenders to sell Naphtha export cargo on FOB basis ex-Hazira

Aug 1, 2007

A local market source informed a polymerupdate team member that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) had today issued a s...


Carmel Olefin~s new 250 kt/annumPP plant functions smoothly

Aug 1, 2007

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Jacobs Receives Clean Fuels Contract From Indian Oil Corporation Limited

Aug 1, 2007

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced that it received a contract from Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to provide proje...


No N Butanol spot cargoes from Kyowa Hakko this month

Aug 1, 2007

A polymerupdate source in Japan this afternoon reported that Kyowa Hakko planned to restart its 130 kt/annum N Butanol plant lo...


China Petrochemicals to build coals to liquids plant

Aug 1, 2007

While in conversation with an industry source based in China today, a polymerupdate team member reported that approval has been...


Tokuyama consolidated financial statement for the First Quarter fiscal 2007

Aug 1, 2007

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Jacobs Consultancy Receives Contract for Refinery Upgrade Project in Russia

Aug 1, 2007

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced on Tuesday that a subsidiary, Jacobs Consultancy UK Ltd., received a contract from Slav...


South East Asian ethylene rates vault higher today

Aug 1, 2007

A trader in South East Asia alerted the polymerupdate team about a sudden spurt seen in prices of ethylene in the region today....


IndianOil ranked 2nd amongst India~s Top 50 Most Valuable Brands

Aug 1, 2007

IndianOil has been ranked at 2nd position amongst the top 50 most valuable brands of India, assessed by global brand valuation ...


Hexion Specialty Chemicals announces intent to close Clayton, UK manufacturing site as part of ongoing business growth & productivity initiatives

Aug 1, 2007

Hexion Specialty Chemicals yesterday announced that as part of its ongoing business growth and productivity initiatives, it int...


BASF posts very strong results in second quarter of 2007

Aug 1, 2007

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Ethylene prices in North East Asia gallop higher

Aug 1, 2007

A trader in Taiwan spoke with a polymerupdate team member this morning and said, “ on Tuesday we withdrew our PE offers to our ...


Near maximum production rate achieved at Osaka ethylene plant of Mitsui

Aug 1, 2007

While conversing with an industry source based in Japan , a polymerupdate team member reported that the ethylene plant operated...


Huntsman releases 2007 Second Quarter results

Aug 1, 2007

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PP plant in Oman idled for want of propylene feedstock

Aug 1, 2007

A local industry source has informed a polymerupdate team member today that Oman Polypropylene has allegedly halted large volum...


75,000 mt naphtha bought by Mitsubishi Chemical of Japan for September

Aug 1, 2007

While in conversation with an industry source based in Japan this morning, a polymerupdate team member reported that a total of...


Crude surges on expectations of falling US energy stockpiles

Aug 1, 2007

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ExxonMobil Chemical begins commercial production of Butyl Rubber using a proprietary new breakthrough technology

Aug 1, 2007

ExxonMobil Chemical announced yesterday that it has begun commercial production of butyl rubber at its Notre Dame de Gravenchon...


LME Plastics Prices - 31st July 2007

Aug 1, 2007

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Forward naphtha market prices in Asia this morning edge higher after slumping lower on Tuesday

Aug 1, 2007

Asian open spec naphtha prices on Tuesday ended the day sharply down. Bid prices for the 1st half of September were assessed at...


Styrene Monomer quotes firm in China on the back of strong demand

Aug 1, 2007

On Tuesday, Styrene Monomer (SM) prices in Asia edged marginally higher. Rates were up on the back of a spurt in demand in Chin...


Methanex on Tuesday posts contract price for methanol for Asia Pacific region

Aug 1, 2007

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Plastic futures debut to boost China~s petrochemical industry

Aug 1, 2007

Plastic futures (linear low-density polyethylene, or LLDPE) premiered Tuesday at Dalian Commodity Exchange in Dalian, a coastal...


PA prices in China inch higher this week

Aug 1, 2007

A number of traders with PA stocks at hand in northern China up adjusted their prices yesterday owing to the relatively tight a...


Lima refinery in Ohio slated to be started by Husky Energy

Aug 1, 2007

While conversing with an industry source based in the U.S. last evening, a polymerupdate team member reported that the Lima, Oh...


Nippon Oil to merge Nippon Petroleum Refining Company with Nippon Petrochemicals Co

Aug 1, 2007

While conversing with an industry source based in Japan, a polymerupdate team member reported that it was announced by Nippon O...


LLDPE demand in China expected to lift through August

Aug 1, 2007

A polymerupdate source in China this morning reported that Sinopec’s Beijing sales branches down adjusted their LLDPE prices re...


Updated operation status at BTX plants across China

Aug 1, 2007

The 400 kt/annum BTX plant of PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Company has been undergoing debugging work since the start of co...


Carbide based PVC prices in China march higher

Aug 1, 2007

The market offers for PVC were hiked further in Jiangsu province and Shanghai yesterday due to a severe lack of resources in th...


Bids to be invited by Saudi Aramco for USD10 billion development programme of Manifa oil field

Aug 1, 2007

An industry source based in the UAE last evening confirmed that bids are to be invited by Saudi oil major Saudi Aramco in Augus...


Hydrotreater shut and FCC rates cut by Total at Port Arthur refinery

Aug 1, 2007

While in conversation with an industry source based in the USA last evening, a polymerupdate team member was told that a reboil...