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Polymer News On Oct-8-2008RIL slashes prices of PVC, PE and PPOct 8, 2008A short while ago, a local source informed the polymerupdate team that Indian petrochemical major Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL)... LyondellBasell slashes runs at two of its PE units in EuropeOct 8, 2008A polymerupdate source in Europe informed the team that LyondellBasell had slashed runs at its PE production sites at Wesseling... Domestic Prices of ABS in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of PP in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of LLDPE in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of LDPE in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of HIPS in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of GPPS in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of HDPE in China as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... LyondellBasell Launches New-Generation PE Adhesive Resin used in Steel Pipe External CoatingsOct 8, 2008LyondellBasell Industries has launched a new polyethylene adhesive resin that addresses customer needs in the rapidly-expanding... Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... International Market prices of Styrene as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... International Market prices of Ethylene as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... International Market prices of Benzene as of 8th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... International Market prices of PE as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... International Market prices of PP as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Far East Market prices of Propylene as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... European Market prices of Propylene as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... European Market prices of Ethylene as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Indian rupee tumbles in value against the US DollarOct 8, 2008... Toray Industries to shutdown its ABS plant in MalaysiaOct 8, 2008A polymerupdate source in Malaysia this afternoon reported that Toray Industries of Japan plans to shutdown its ABS plant locat... Guangzhou Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of HIPS China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of ABS China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Wuhan Phoenix Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of GPPS China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of PP China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Cristal Global acquires International Titanium Powder (ITP)Oct 8, 2008Cristal Global’s wholly owned subsidiary, Cristal US, Incorporated (Cristal US) and Titanium Company of America, LLC (TICOA) ha... Benzene and SM price fall swift and sharpOct 8, 2008An aromatics trader based in the Far East spoke with a polymerupdate team member this afternoon and said, " as had been anticip... BASF increases prices for acetylene-based specialty intermediates and carbonatesOct 8, 2008BASF has increased the sales prices globally for acetylene-based specialty intermediates and carbonates by up to 5-10% with imm... Singapore based source comments on plant operations of PCSOct 8, 2008An industry source based in Singapore informed a polymerupdate team member that the No.1 and No.2 aromatics plant of the Petroc... Attention - Holiday Schedule at PolymerupdateOct 8, 2008... PS prices in Asia down adjustOct 8, 2008An individual working for a PS producer in South Korea spoke with a polymerupdate team member a short while ago and said while ... Hangzhou City Domestic Market Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Shanghai SECCO Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Dongguan City Domestic Market Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of LLDPE China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Jinan Refinery Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of Toluene in China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Petrochemical analyst advises Asian polymer processors to avoid purchasesOct 8, 2008A short while ago, a polymerupdate team member spoke with a South East Asian petrochemical pricing analyst and asked him to bri... OVL tenders to sell SOKOL Crude Oil on CFR basisOct 8, 2008A local market source informed a polymerupdate team member that ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) had yesterday issued a sell tender fo... Refinery planned to be set up by OMEL in NigeriaOct 8, 2008A domestic industry source informed a polymerupdate team member that its first refinery in Nigeria is planned to be set up by I... Ethylene prices down adust. HDPE, LLDPE and LDPE prices in Asia decline.Oct 8, 2008Ethylene prices at the start of the day today in Asia were heard assessed down. On Tuesday prices ended the day at the USD 960/... ONGC tenders to sell Naphtha export cargo on FOB basis ex-HaziraOct 8, 2008A local market source informed a polymerupdate team member that Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) had yesterday issued... Crude in Asia dips. Naphtha, benzene and toluene follow.Oct 8, 2008Crude futures in Asia on Wednesday morning dropped. Prices slipped on renewed concerns about diminishing demand for energy on a... PX prices plummet in AsiaOct 8, 2008Paraxylene (PX) prices in Asia plummeted on Tuesday. Prices fell to levels well below the USD 1000/mt FOB Korea mark. Late even... In an effort to battel sluggish sales, Ineos Phenol slashes output rates to 70%Oct 8, 2008Demand in Europe’s phenol and acetone markets continued sluggish this week. Producers of phenol and acetone slashed run rates a... Taiwan based source comments on cracker status of CPCOct 8, 2008An industry source based in Taiwan informed a polymerupdate team member that the No.4 cracker operated by CPC Corporation, Taiw... Crude prices on Tuesday climbOct 8, 2008Crude oil prices edged up on Tuesday on speculations that oil cartel Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) may e... Fall recorded in Japanese production of ethylene for SeptemberOct 8, 2008An industry source based in Japan informed a polymerupdate team member that as compared to September 2007, production of ethyle... Maoming Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of LDPE China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Shanghai City Domestic Market Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of PVC China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Qilu Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of EG in China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... LME Plastics Prices - 7th October, 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of Toluene & Xylene in China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Linyi City Domestic Market Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of HDPE in China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Polymer Product Prices as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of PA & DOP in China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Domestic Prices of Naphtha in China as of 7th October 2008Oct 8, 2008... Panic grips Asia~s SM markets. Prices crash.Oct 8, 2008Asia’s styrene monomer (SM) markets were gripped by a wave of panic on Tuesday. Spot regional prices of SM nosedived, plunging ... Several PET plants in the US to shutdown in OctoberOct 8, 2008Commenting on shutdowns at PET production facilities in the US, a polymerupdate source last evening said, “ several outages hav... Subdued buying interest pressures PVC prices in China lowerOct 8, 2008Prices of PVC in the markets of Fuzhou City of Fujian province in China continued to decline on Tuesday. Post the National Day ... ABS prices in China down adjustOct 8, 2008Prices of ABS in China declined on Tuesday. With post holiday buying activity sluggish, sellers of ABS had little choice but to... Dull buying interest drags PP prices in China lowerOct 8, 2008A sharp slide in international crude oil prices coupled with falling prices of naphtha kept the pricing undertone in China~s PP... Production of crude to be increased by PetroChina Lanzhou in OctoberOct 8, 2008An industry source based in China informed a polymerupdate team member that following repairs, PetroChina~s Lanzhou refinery wi... Arkema chooses Tetrachim to bolster its European distribution network for Rilsan® PA 11 fine powders for high performance coatingsOct 8, 2008Tetrachim is to distribute Arkema’s Rilsan® polyamide 11 high performance fine powders in Europe, North Africa and the Middle E... Luquafleece® from BASF keeps feet dry in all weathersOct 8, 2008Come rain or sunshine, children prefer to run around outdoors. But the fun is soon over if they get wet feet while hopping thro... Shutdown underway at PetrobrasOct 8, 2008An industry source based in South America informed a polymerupdate team member last evening that a 46 day scheduled shutdown ha... Buying sentiments in Delhi~s open markets remain ice coldOct 8, 2008While in conversation with a polymerupdate team member last evening, a trader elaborated on the current open market trends and ... Eastman Receives Favorable Decision in ParaStar™ PET Patent Infringement CaseOct 8, 2008Eastman Chemical Company on Tuesday said that it is pleased with the recent decision by the United States District Court in Wil... PP and PE prices down adjust in Mumbai~s open marketsOct 8, 2008While in conversation with a polymerupdate team member last evening, a Mumbai based trader commented on prices and trends of PP... Production resumes at Taranto refinery of EniOct 8, 2008An industry source based in Europe informed a polymerupdate team member last evening that the Taranto oil refinery operated by ... Showa Shell to restart refineryOct 8, 2008An industry source based in Japan informed a polymerupdate team member that an oil refinery operated by Showa Shell Sekiyu KK w... |