Asia Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) prices witnessed a rise on Wednesday but buyers remain non-committal and continue to

South Korea’s LG Chemical has restarted its No. 1 SM Unit following a planned outage. The company has resumed operations at the 

US prices for toluene rose by Cent 1.05/Gallon, pressured higher by supply and logistics issues related to fire and cleanup along the

Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) polypropylene (PP) unit’s operating rate was cut from near-full to 40-50% of capacity

Shandong Qilu Plasticizers has taken its 2-ethyl hexanol (2-EH) unit off-stream for a maintenance turnaround. The company has 

The explosion that occurred at Formosa Plastics Corp.’s facility in Mailao, Taiwan has found an immediate reflection on Asian PET markets 

Despite bullish upstream benzene values, phenol prices collapsed in Asia. The steep price drop was on the back of bearish demand 

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) and Haldia Petrochemical Ltd (HPL) announced a basic price revision for Polypropylene

China's Changzhou New Solar is likely to undertake a planned shutdown at its SM unit. The unit will be shut for maintenance in the 

Crude oil declined on Tuesday as news emerged of a possible increase in Russian output from June, offsetting supply woes driven by

India’s acetone market outlook is subdued ahead of the country’s general elections, and amid abundant Asian supply due to ongoing 

India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has issued a tender to export naphtha for loading in early May. BPCL is offering

Oil prices on Monday reached their highest since November as concerns over exports from war-torn Libya stoked tightness in the market,

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and JBF Industries have announced an upward price revision for Polyethylene Terephthalate

Caustic Soda prices climbed marginally in South East Asia and North East Asian regions this week. The price gain was on the back of 

Methanol prices inched higher in South East Asia, South Korea and China this week. Prices climbed on the back of improved regional 

Taiwan’s Nan Ya is likely to undertake a shutdown its Monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit. The unit was scheduled to shut on 7th April 

International spot market prices of phenol and acetone fell because of poor sentiment in Europe. Phenol prices went down on Friday 

US phenol markets are expected to remain tight through April. Upward price pressure persists amid higher benzene contract settlements,

This week domestic market prices of Butyl Acrylate Monomer (BAM) have gone up significantly at the end of the week, prices were assessed 

BP and Lotte have taken a shutdown for a major expansion of production capacity at their joint venture Lotte BP Chemical Company

Cyclohexanone prices have gone up this week. Due to fluctuations in the supply of the material, traders were forced to revise their 

Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) prices were assessed steady this week as local producers kept prices unchanged as they see April 

Cyclohexanone prices have gone up. According to our market sources, Cyclohexanone stock is not available in the market for 

Ningbo Keyuan Petrochemical has shut its Styrene monomer (SM) plant for unplanned maintenance. The company has undertaken a