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Polymer News On Feb-1-2007

Investment of USD 23 million to be made in India R&D centre by DuPont

Feb 1, 2007

Talking to a polymerupdate team member a source said, “more than Rs. 1 billion (USD 23 million) is to be invested by chemical m...


Exxon Mobil, Sinopec to build major chemical plant in China

Feb 1, 2007

While in conversation with a polymerupdate team member, a source based in China said, “Approval for a 490 million dollar petroc...


MRPL tenders to sell Naphtha export cargo on FOB basis ex-New Mangalore

Feb 1, 2007

A local market source informed a polymerupdate team member that Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) had last week ...


Shell - Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2006 Results

Feb 1, 2007

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Fire incident in the pipeline at Vadinar Oil terminal - Essar Oil refinery functioning normally

Feb 1, 2007

There was a fire incident in the PIG launching station of Vadinar Oil Terminal, situated away from the refinery. The fire was p...


Plant Updates - 1st February, 2007

Feb 1, 2007

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Indian PS producers leave February prices unchanged

Feb 1, 2007

A short while ago an individual working for a PS producer in India spoke with a polymerupdate team member and while requesting ...


Purchase of Orica Limited’s Adhesives & Resins Business completed by Hexion Speciality Chemicals

Feb 1, 2007

Conversing with a polymerupdate team member earlier this morning, a source based in the U.S.A said, “the purchase of Orica Limi...


LLDPE seller says that prices hereon are poised to race higher

Feb 1, 2007

LLDPE prices this week were seen dragged lower across parts of Asia with deals into China heard concluded at levels below the U...


Fujian Petrochem gets government nod to proceed with aromatics project

Feb 1, 2007

While in conversation with a source in China this morning a polymerupdate team member was briefly told, “ Fujian Petrochemical,...


NOVA Chemicals Corporation Q4 2006 Results

Feb 1, 2007

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Global crude gains on Wednesday

Feb 1, 2007

Crude prices on Wednesday raced higher, rising on the back of OPEC’s 500,000 barrel per day production cut due to come into eff...


GAIL - Sales and Profits increase despite higher subsidy

Feb 1, 2007

GAIL (India) Limited registered a turnover (net of Excise Duty) of Rs. 4378 crore in the third quarter of FY 2006-07, a 12 per ...


LME Plastics Prices (LLDPE & PP) - 31st January 2007

Feb 1, 2007

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Carbide based PVC prices continue to slip in some parts of China

Feb 1, 2007

According to a local polymerupdate source in China, offers for some carbide-based PVC resources from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous ...


LDPE prices in Asia test bottom

Feb 1, 2007

While in conversation this morning with an Asian seller of LDPE a polymerupdate team member was told, “ traders seeking to liqu...


HDPE prices begin to firm up in Asia

Feb 1, 2007

A steady rise in prices of crude this week accompanied by firm naphtha rates and bullish ethylene feedstock numbers helped buyi...


Momentum in China~s PTA markets remain dull

Feb 1, 2007

The domestic PTA markets of eastern China were reported by a polymerupdate source to be lackluster through the day yesterday. T...


China witnesses an all round rate hike in benzene

Feb 1, 2007

A polymerupdate source in China today reported that Sinopec’s Shanghai sales branch up revised benzene prices by RMB 200/mt to ...


BP Egypt Announces Gas Discovery in the Offshore West Nile Delta

Feb 1, 2007

BP Egypt on Wednesday announced that it had drilled a successful well, Giza North-1, in the North Alexandria concession held by...


Chinese traders seeking liquidity drop their 2-EH prices

Feb 1, 2007

The market prices for 2-EH declined slightly in Jiangsu province of eastern China on Wednesday. In Changzhou City a 2-EH trader...


PX shortage prompts Taiwan~s FCFC to plan PTA plant shutdowns

Feb 1, 2007

Taiwan~s Formosa Chemical and Fibre Corp’s (FCFC)PX/OX plant which suffered a shutdown on December 7th last year, continues to ...


PP offers edge up in parts of China

Feb 1, 2007

Surging prices of crude, accompanied by firming naphtha rates in Asia prompted sellers of PP in Hangzhou City of Zhejiang provi...


PS prices in China down adjust

Feb 1, 2007

A polymerupdate source in China this morning reported that sluggish demand coupled with sufficient domestic supplies weighed do...