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Polymer News On Feb-28-2007

Indian prices of PVC hiked

Feb 28, 2007

Just moments ago a local source spoke with a polymerupdate team member and informed him that Indian resin producers had announc...


Cracker trouble results in unplanned outage of Chinese PP/LLDPE unit

Feb 28, 2007

While inquiring about reports of an unplanned outage at Sinopec Tianjin’s PP and LLDPE facility a polymerupdate team member was...


Formosa postpones cracker shutdown

Feb 28, 2007

While conversing with a polymerupdate team member earlier today, an industry source based in Taiwan said, “the maintenance of a...


Polymerupdate~s Market Buzz

Feb 28, 2007

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Isomer grade MX rates edge up

Feb 28, 2007

While in conversation with an aromatics trader this afternoon, a polymerupdate team member was told, “ Isomer grade MX which ye...


Indian Union Budget Highlights - 3

Feb 28, 2007

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Novatek and Sibur to form JV for a 500 kt/annum PP project in Russia

Feb 28, 2007

Novatek, Russia~s second largest gas producer and Sibur, the chemicals arm of Russia’s largest gas producer Gazprom have agreed...


Indian Union Budget Highlights - 2

Feb 28, 2007

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Indian Union Budget Highlights - 1

Feb 28, 2007

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Buyer seller ideal price mismatch wields pressure on Asian PX values

Feb 28, 2007

Asian PX prices which ended Tuesday flat continued to move in a sideways direction at the start of the day today. Buyer bids we...


Buyer hesitation marks benzene trade in Asia

Feb 28, 2007

Asian benzene buying sentiments were seen unstable today following uncertainty in the aromatics markets late in the day yesterd...


LME Plastics Prices (LLDPE & PP) - 27th February 2007

Feb 28, 2007

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2-EH buying in parts of China quiet as select DOP producers lower operating rates

Feb 28, 2007

The 2-EH markets of Jiangsu province in eastern China witnessed quiet trade on Tuesday. Supply of resources were limited in the...


Details on production status of select PET plants in China

Feb 28, 2007

A polymerupdate source in China this morning provided details on the present production status of select domestic PET chip and ...


ABS prices in China pegged mostly steady

Feb 28, 2007

The mainstream market offers for general-purpose ABS materials manufactured by Chinese domestic producers were pegged mostly st...


Source in China provides a brief update on domestic PVC operations

Feb 28, 2007

Nanchang Chlor-Alkali Co., Ltd. arranged a turnaround at its #5 PVC plant on February 9th and planned to bring back online the ...


N Butanol buying in China lifts

Feb 28, 2007

Buying sentiments in the N Butanol markets of eastern China’s Jiangsu province improved following the long Chinese lunar New Ye...


Jacobs Receives Contract From Al Rajhi Petrochemical Group for Benzene Plant in Saudi Arabia

Feb 28, 2007

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. on Tuesday announced receiving a contract from Al Rajhi Petrochemical Group to provide front-end ...


PP pegged stable in China for now

Feb 28, 2007

A polymerupdate source in China this morning reported that with the end of February drawing near, petrochemical producers of Ch...


RIL~s Hazira Unit Bags the International Arch of Europe Award 2007

Feb 28, 2007

The Hazira unit of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has bagged the International Arch of Europe Award for Quality 2007 in the ...


BASF plans transformation into a European Company

Feb 28, 2007

The Board of Executive Directors and Supervisory Board of BASF Aktiengesellschaft have resolved to propose to the Annual Meetin...


Dow Increases Caustic Soda Prices in the U.S.

Feb 28, 2007

Effective immediately, or as contract terms allow, The Dow Chemical Company is increasing its U.S. off schedule selling prices ...