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Polymer News On Mar-2-2007PTA firms but new capacity in China keeps buyer outlook bearishMar 2, 2007Asian prices of PTA edged up this week climbing as need based buyer inquiries surfaced from across the region including from Ch... Indian cracker to shut for a turnaround next monthMar 2, 2007A short while ago a local industry participant informed a polymerupdate team member that he had heard from sources that West B... Reduced runs coupled with planned outages to restrict VCM avails in AsiaMar 2, 2007VCM offers were pegged firm in Asia this week with a late week offer from a Japanese supplier seen hiked to the USD 700/mt CFR ... Plant Updates - 2nd March, 2007Mar 2, 2007... ACN seller succeeds in hiking March offersMar 2, 2007Buying sentiments across Asia’s acrylonitrile (ACN) markets continued to remain bullish through this week allowing sellers to h... World’s largest PET plant opened in Brazil by M&GMar 2, 2007While conversing with a polymerupdate team member last evening, an industry source said, “the world’s largest PET resin plant h... Open spec naphtha prices assessed firm in AsiaMar 2, 2007Asian open spec naphtha prices continued to be assessed firm. On Thursday, bids for the 1st half of April were assessed at the ... South East Asian prices of PA bolster higherMar 2, 2007Reports of robust buying in China’s PA markets post the lunar holidays spread to other parts of Asia, stirring a fresh bout of ... Despite demand slowing in China, N butanol prices quote steadyMar 2, 2007Buying interest in N Butanol was seen damp in Asia this week with Chinese buying failing to improve post the lunar holidays. Al... SIBUR and LUKOIL-Neftekhim buy shares in Bashkortostan POLYEFMar 2, 2007Otechestvennye Polimery LLC, LUKOIL-Neftekhim and SIBUR~s joint venture, and Zavod Selena LLC have signed an agreement for the ... Dow Raises Epoxy Prices in North AmericaMar 2, 2007... LME Plastics Prices (LLDPE & PP) - 01st March 2007Mar 2, 2007... Crude prices continue to climbMar 2, 2007Crude prices on Thursday edged higher, rising above the USD 62/barrel mark as a report on U.S. manufacturing activity came in a... Buyer seller spat in Asian DOP market continuesMar 2, 2007Although trade in Asia’s DOP markets in the early part of this week was seen as mostly dull, sellers appeared determined to def... 2 EH prices in Asia leap higherMar 2, 2007A sudden post holiday rush by the Chinese to corner 2EH parcels helped prices in the region race higher this week. On seeing th... PA prices in China tick higherMar 2, 2007China’s PA markets this week witnessed a general mood of soft optimism among market participants allowing sellers in the region... Ningbo subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Corp to overhaul PVC plant in H2 MarchMar 2, 2007A polymerupdate source in China today informed the team that the Ningbo subsidiary of Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Corporation (FP... ABS prices pegged mostly stable across ChinaMar 2, 2007The ABS markets of eastern China took on a stable tone this week . Sellers in Ningbo City of Zhejiang province kept their marke... Some traders in China attempt PP price hikesMar 2, 2007Reports of trouble at the PP plant of Tianjin United Chemical Corporation (TUC) has prompted some traders based at Tianjin Port... Dow Announces Price Increase for Divinylbenzene (DVB)Mar 2, 2007The Dow Chemical Company on Thursday announced a global list price increase of 20 percent for all grades of divinylbenzene (DV... Dow Announces Global Price Rise for HEA and HPA MonomersMar 2, 2007The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) has announced price increases for Hydroxyethyl Acrylate (HEA) and Hydroxypropyl Acrylate (HPA)... |