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Polymer News On Mar-29-2007

A sudden bright spark of buying interest seen in India today

Mar 29, 2007

Local buying in India today was seen suddenly improved. Sellers from across the country confirmed a lift in buyer sentiments in...


Warburg Pincus to own stake in Titan Petrochemicals

Mar 29, 2007

A polymerupdate team member conversing with a source based in Hong Kong reported that an investment of USD 175 million was agre...


West Bengal Government to abandon setting up of chemical hub at Nandigram

Mar 29, 2007

A domestic industrial source conversing with a polymerupdate team member confirmed plans by the West Bengal Government to aband...


Asian HDPE demand still sluggish. Sellers may look west if sentiments fail to improve.

Mar 29, 2007

An individual working with a PE producer in South East Asia today said to a polymerupdate team member, “ the buying mood in HDP...


Deal signed between LG Chem and and Tasnee/National Qatar Industries for setting up of QR 500 million petchem plant

Mar 29, 2007

A polymerupdate team member after conversing with an industrial source based in Qatar reported that an agreement was signed bet...


South Korean firm S-Oil to double it~s propylene capacity

Mar 29, 2007

A polymerupdate source in South Korea this afternoon informed the team that S-Oil Corp planned to double its propylene capacity...


Run rates at Thailand~s Vinythai to be increased

Mar 29, 2007

According to a polymerupdate source in Thailand, PVC maker Vinythai PCL is looking to up it’s operating rates at its recently e...


Plant Updates - 29th March, 2007 (Part II)

Mar 29, 2007

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Plant Updates - 29th March, 2007 (Part I)

Mar 29, 2007

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Formosa delays shutdown of it~s No 2 butadiene facility

Mar 29, 2007

A polymerupdate source in Taiwan today informed the team that Formosa Petrochemical had delayed a shutdown at it’s No 2 butadie...


GE Plastics receives SPE 2007 environmental award for New Technologies in Progress

Mar 29, 2007

At the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) 2007 Global Plastics Environmental Conference in Orlando, Fla., GE Plastics received...


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

Mar 29, 2007

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


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

Mar 29, 2007

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


LME Plastics Prices (LLDPE & PP) - 28th March 2007

Mar 29, 2007

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Crude gains on geopolitical worries and falling energy stocks in the U.S.

Mar 29, 2007

Crude oil prices on Wednesday gained, rising over USD 1/barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) as tensions between ...


LLDPE prices reduce in Asia as demand for agricultural applications weaken

Mar 29, 2007

Commenting on Asia’s LLDPE markets this morning, an individual working for a PE producer in South Korea said on conditions of a...


Contrary to the downward move in HD/LLD prices in Asia, LDPE offers continue to be pegged firm

Mar 29, 2007

A brief conversation with a trader based in Singapore this morning found him bullish on LDPE despite the current low prices of ...


Ample OX supplies prevent prices from rising in China

Mar 29, 2007

A polymerupdate source in China this morning reported that Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemical Co., Ltd. shut down it’s BTX ext...


Seller confidence in China builds as global energy prices continue to strengthen

Mar 29, 2007

The steady rise recorded in international crude oil prices coupled with the steep climb in Asian naphtha rates this week, have ...


Borealis highlights cabling innovations at Wire Russia 2007

Mar 29, 2007

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value-creating plastic solution, will showcase state-of-the-art polyolefin solution...


PVC trend in China shows signs of an improvement

Mar 29, 2007

The PVC market of Fujian province took on a stable tone yesterday. Although buyer sentiments did not show any remarkable signs ...


PS prices in China inch higher

Mar 29, 2007

Zhanjiang Xinzhongmei Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd. announced an upward revision in it’s offers for PS products today. Offers f...


Major investments planned by Indian Oil Corporation in Turkey

Mar 29, 2007

A domestic industry source while talking to a polymerupdate team member yesterday, confirmed that major investment plans were a...


PetroChina~s new oilfield may have reserves of 2.2 bln barrels

Mar 29, 2007

PetroChina, China~s leading oil producer, estimates the reserves of the oilfield it has recently discovered in Baohai Bay, east...


BASF increases prices for Polyetheramines and Isophoronediamine

Mar 29, 2007

BASF will raise its prices for Polyetheramines and Isophoronediame in Europe with immediate effect, or as existing contracts al...


IndianOil signs MOU with Govt. for 2007-08

Mar 29, 2007

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil), India~s downstream oil major, has pressed the pedal on successful bidding for acquisit...