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Polymer News On Apr-3-2008Emergency shutdown at Haldia Petrochemical ComplexApr 3, 2008A domestic industry source informed a polymerupdate team member that the entire Haldia Petrochemical Complex was shut on March ... Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 3rd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... Wuhan Phoenix Co~s Polymer Product Prices as of 3rd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... Japanese source updates on expansion plans of Shin-Etsu PVC plantsApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Japan, a polymerupdate team member was told about the expansion plans fo... Jiujiang Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 3rd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... Maoming Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 3rd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... Bayer takes over polyurethane systems house Resina ChemieApr 3, 2008Bayer B.V., based in Mijdrecht in the Netherlands, plans to take over Foxhol-based polyurethane systems house Resina Chemie B.V... PVC offer prices in Asia increasedApr 3, 2008Asian prices of PVC firmed further this week. Prices gained not only on the back of steady buying interest from across the regi... Iran based source comments on new HDPE plant of Mehr Petrochemical CompanyApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Iran, a polymerupdate team member was informed that a new HDPE plant is ... Foster Wheeler Awarded Pre-Feasibility Study for Sasol~s Coal-To-Liquids Facility in South AfricaApr 3, 2008Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced that its South African subsidiary Foster Wheeler South Africa (Pty) Limited, part of its Global E... Total acquires new offshore blocks in the Gulf of MexicoApr 3, 2008Total has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Total E&P USA Inc., was the highest bidder in the lease sale 206 on 13 bl... SABIC Innovative Plastics~ Lexan* XHR Sheet Helps Aircraft OEMs Meet New Heat Release Compliance ChallengesApr 3, 2008SABIC Innovative Plastics has introduced the new Lexan* XHR6000 (extremely low heat release) sheet to help aircraft manufacture... Taiwan~s CPC offers OX cargo for May loadingApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Taiwan a short while ago, a polymerupdate team member was told that CPC ... Domestic Naphtha prices in China as of 3rd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... LLDPE prices further slip in AsiaApr 3, 2008Soft demand in China this week pushed domestic prices of LLDPE down. The nearing of the end of the agricultural demand season s... Ethylene plant of Sanyo Petrochemicals to recommence operationsApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Japan a short while ago, a polymerupdate team member was informed that r... Sumitomo Chemical to Expand Global Polypropylene Compound Supply CapabilitiesApr 3, 2008Sumitomo Chemical has announced that it will establish new polypropylene (PP) compound manufacturing and marketing operations i... ABS bids in Asia do not match high ruling offer pricesApr 3, 2008ABS prices in Asia this week quoted steady. CFR China prices for April were assessed at the USD 1810/mt levels with producer of... Plant Updates - 3rd April, 2008 (Part II)Apr 3, 2008... Plant Updates - 3rd April, 2008 (Part I)Apr 3, 2008... SABIC shuts PE unitApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Europe last evening, a polymerupdate team member was informed that a bri... Mild correction may be seen in Asian LDPE ratesApr 3, 2008A decline in prices of LLDPE coupled with an early week drop in global crude prices, weighed down heavily on Asia’s LDPE market... Borealis boosts competitiveness of low-voltage cable producersApr 3, 2008Borealis, a leading provider of innovative, value creating plastics solutions, has launched a unique high- productivity, low-vo... HDPE prices pulled lower in Asia this weekApr 3, 2008HDPE prices were pulled lower in Asia this week. Sellers outnumbered buyers and in a market where competition was intense, pric... Crude oil prices surge on WednesdayApr 3, 2008Crude oil prices sky rocketed on Wednesday as traders reacted to a much larger than expected decline in US gasoline stocks and ... Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 2nd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... Hainan refinery Polymer Product Prices as of 2nd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... Qilu Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 2nd April 2008Apr 3, 2008... LME Plastics Prices - 2nd April, 2008Apr 3, 2008... LANXESS: Acquisition of majority share in Petroflex completedApr 3, 2008Specialty chemicals group LANXESS AG has successfully completed the acquisition of an approximate 70 % holding in Petroflex S.A... PVC prices spike in ChinaApr 3, 2008The market offers for PVC were up adjusted in Taizhou City of eastern China’s Zhejiang province yesterday morning. Currently, t... Tight avails coupled with low demand keep NBA prices in China steadyApr 3, 2008The domestic NBA market of China took on a stable tone with most traders heard to be sitting on limited stock. The run rates at... ABS prices pegged flat in ChinaApr 3, 2008Prices in the ABS market of Shunde City in Guangdong province of southern China kept mostly flat. Offers for general-purpose AB... Qingdao Refinery hikes ex work price of propyleneApr 3, 2008PetroChina Lanzhou Petrochemical Company kept its ex-work price for propylene steady yesterday. Propylene output from its plant... Ample inventories of MEG weigh down on prices in Eastern ChinaApr 3, 2008In the domestic markets of China, prices of MEG edged lower last week. By the weekend, the mainstream price talks for large and... Some PP sellers in China forced to drop pricesApr 3, 2008A polymerupdate source in China this morning reported that some traders were confronted with sluggish sales in PP after having ... First phase of polyester project of Jiangsu Dongtai Desai starts productionApr 3, 2008The first phase of a polyester project of Jiangsu Dongtai Desai Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. has recently been completed and accord... Buying momentum remains sluggish in Mumbai~s open marketsApr 3, 2008While in conversation with a polymerupdate team member last evening, a Mumbai based trader provided inputs on the current trend... Crude runs of CNPC in the first quarter record riseApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in China this morning, a polymerupdate team member was informed that the Q1... Start of LDPE plant at Arya Sasol scheduled for 15th AprilApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Iran on Wednesday, a polymerupdate team member was informed that the sta... USD 600 million to be invested by KPI in Vietnam refineryApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Vietnam, a polymerupdate team member was informed that Kuwait Petroleum ... INEOS NOVA announces price rollover for all polystyrene products in EuropeApr 3, 2008INEOS NOVA announced that prices for all Polystyrene products in Europe will rollover effective from April 1st, 2008. Although ... INEOS Completes Acquisition of Vinyl Acetate Monomer and Ethyl Acetate businesses from BPApr 3, 2008... Trader comments on open market prices of PP, PE and PVC in DelhiApr 3, 2008While in conversation with a polymerupdate team member last evening, a local trader commented on the current open market trends... Naphtha export tender awarded by HPCLApr 3, 2008A domestic industry source last evening informed a polymerupdate team member that a term export tender for 180,000 tonnes of na... Start up of HDPE plant at Jam Petrochemical Complex delayedApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in Iran last evening, a polymerupdate team member was informed that a delay... Songwon announces global price increases of antioxidants and UV absorbersApr 3, 2008Songwon Industrial, a leading developer and manufacturer of polymer additives, will increase global prices of its Songnox® anti... S-Oil to boost runs at RFCC to 100% ratesApr 3, 2008While in conversation with an industry source based in South Korea this morning, a polymerupdate team member was informed that ... |