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Polymer News On Nov-2-2007SDK Develops Heat-Resistant, Transparent Sheet/Film for DisplaysNov 2, 2007... Marathon Oil Corporation reports Third Quarter 2007 resultsNov 2, 2007... RIL sells naphtha at a hefty premiumNov 2, 2007A local trader informed the polymerupdate team this afternoon that Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) had sold a naphtha cargo for a... Polymer units to be sold by Apar Industries for Rs 111 croresNov 2, 2007While in conversation with a domestic industry source this afternoon, a polymerupdate team member reported that the polymers un... Start of FCC unit at Vadinar refinery delayedNov 2, 2007While in conversation with a domestic industry source, a polymerupdate team member was told that the start up of a new fluid ca... Marathon Board Approves $1.9 Billion Detroit Refinery Expansion and Heavy Oil Upgrade ProjectNov 2, 2007Marathon Oil Corporation announced that its board of directors has approved a projected $1.9 billion expansion and heavy oil up... VCM prices pulled lower in Asia as bearish fundamentals multiplyNov 2, 2007VCM prices were bearish in Asia this week. A sluggish buying momentum in downstream PVC and a decline in EDC feedstock rates, t... Formosa to restart No 2 cracker next weekNov 2, 2007Trading sources this afternoon informed the polymerudpate team that Taiwan’s Formosa was scheduled to restart its No 2 cracker ... Prices of EDC down adjust in AsiaNov 2, 2007Prices of EDC this week in Asia drifted lower, slipping on account of weak upstream ethylene prices on the one hand while on th... HD film offers from Thailand and the Middle East hikedNov 2, 2007HD film offers in Asia continued to inch higher ahead of the weekend start, rising on account of robust regional demand on the ... Rising naphtha prices prompt a run cut at Samsung crackerNov 2, 2007A polymerupdate source in South Korea this afternoon informed the team that Samsung Total had reduced its cracker operating rat... Petrochemical and refining complex contemplated by YemenNov 2, 2007While conversing with an industry source based in the Gulf, a polymerupdate team member was told that plans are in progress by ... USD 6 billion to be paid by Chevron for 21 percent stake in Reliance PetroleumNov 2, 2007While in conversation with a domestic industry source, a polymerupdate team member was told that US petroleum company Chevron i... ACN prices hold firm across AsiaNov 2, 2007Asian acrylonitirle (ACN)prices held firm through this week despite reports of dwindling demand from China. Sellers cited limit... Demand for PA in China remains lacklustreNov 2, 2007The lack of buying action in China’s phthalic anhydride (PA) markets this week wielded bearish pressures on regional prices pro... Westlake Chemical reports Third Quarter resultsNov 2, 2007... Exxon Mobil Corporation announces estimated Third Quarter 2007 resultsNov 2, 2007... A few discounted offers for 2EH surface in parts of AsiaNov 2, 2007... Oil prices fall on Thursday after hitting a high of USD 96/barrelNov 2, 2007Crude oil prices on Thursday took a beating after touching a record high of USD 96/barrel upon the strengthening of the U.S. do... Hexion Specialty Chemicals Completes Acquisition of German Resins Business From ArkemaNov 2, 2007Hexion Specialty Chemicals, Inc., the world’s leading producer of thermoset resins, announced yesterday that it has completed i... Georgia Gulf reports Q3 Financial resultsNov 2, 2007... Chemtura reports 2007 Third Quarter resultsNov 2, 2007... LME Plastics Prices - 1st November, 2007Nov 2, 2007... Indian polystyrene (PS) makers rollover November ratesNov 2, 2007Last evening a local source informed a polymerupdate team member that Indian producers of polystyrene (PS) had decided to leave... Forward naphtha market prices dip in AsiaNov 2, 2007Asian open spec naphtha prices ended Thursday firm. Bids for the 1st half of December were assessed up at the USD 818/mt CFR Fa... DEG prices in China hiked on ThursdayNov 2, 2007The DEG market of eastern China underwent corrections on Wednesday, closing at RMB 10810-10820/mt (ex-tank). The offers for DEG... Asian prices of NBA edge higher this weekNov 2, 2007Good demand in downstream butyl acrylate markets coupled with limited supplies of NBA across the Asian region allowed sellers o... Methanex hikes Asian contract prices for November methanol by USD 100/mtNov 2, 2007... Buying sentiments in China~s BPA markets turn bearishNov 2, 2007Sentiments turned bearish in the bisphenol-A (BPA) market of eastern China yesterday. The buying mood among market players weak... Dow Epoxy Raises Epichlorohydrin Prices in North AmericaNov 2, 2007Dow Epoxy, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its affiliates on Thursday announced list and off-list price ... Dow Epoxy Raises Epichlorohydrin Prices in Asia Pacific, India, the Middle East and AfricaNov 2, 2007Dow Epoxy, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company and its affiliates, on Thursday announced a price increase for Ep... Demand for PET bottle grade in China remains sluggishNov 2, 2007The prices for bottle grade PET chips were stable in the domestic market of eastern China through the day on Thursday November ... Xylene prices in China edge up as demand liftsNov 2, 2007The mainstream market offers for xylene were pegged at around RMB 8100/mt (Zhangjiagang, ex-tank) in Jiangsu province of easter... Dow Epoxy Raises Epoxy Novolac Price in Latin AmericaNov 2, 2007Dow Epoxy, a global business unit of The Dow Chemical Company announced a price increase in Latin America for D.E.N.™ 400 Serie... Dow Announces Price Increases for Chlorinated Solvents in North and Latin AmericaNov 2, 2007Effective immediately, or as contracts allow, The Dow Chemical Company announced on November 1st a $0.07 per pound increase in ... Dow Announces November 1, 2007 Price Increase for Monochloroacetic Acid in North AmericaNov 2, 2007Effective November 1st, 2007, or as contracts allow, The Dow Chemical Company has announced a $ 0.05 per pound price increase i... Bullish sentiments grip China~s PE marketsNov 2, 2007The LLDPE market in the north of China witnessed active transactions yesterday. Sellers with stock on hand either withheld thei... Local trader updates on the ruling prices of PP, PE and PVC in MumbaiNov 2, 2007While in conversation with a polymerupdate team member last evening, a local trader provided details on the ruling prices of PP... Buying interest in PS in China~s Xiamen City remains dullNov 2, 2007Unaffected by the skyrocketing prices of global crude and naphtha, the PS markets of Xiamen City saw flat transactions through ... Ghadir Petrochemical Complex inaugurated by Mahmoud AhmadinejadNov 2, 2007While in conversation with an industry source based in Iran last evening, a polymerupdate team member was told that the officia... |