PTA (purified terephthalic acid) price witnessed a rise in Asian market on Friday. Higher import offers from overseas producers

On Friday, the prices of DOP (dioctyl phthalate) in Asia inched up. Prices gained on the back of improved buying sentiments

Downstream expansion plans of phenol in 2019-2020

Phenol supply is expected to remain tight in 2019 on downstream capacity expansions along with the release of preliminary

Tightness in the European orthoxylene market means market participants are looking further afield for cargoes. Following on from

Benzene prices firmed up in the international market last week. Benzene prices were assessed at the USD 630/mt FOB Rotterdam 

On Monday, Caustic soda prices stayed steady in South East Asia and North East Asia on lacklustre demand.

Negotiations over March shipments of suspension polyvinyl chloride (SPVC) began in the Russian market this week, with producers separately

PVC prices drifted lower in US Gulf on Friday. The price fall was in line with bearish demand trends from overseas markets especially from Asia

India and South Korea prices of Methanol were assessed down at the USD 295/mt CFR and USD 321/mt CFR levels. 

Oil prices fell as markets eyed only modest prospects for growth in fuel demand, although OPEC-led efforts to cut output still offered

Celanese is likely to shut its Ethyl Acetate (EAC) and Butyl Acetate (BAC) plant for a maintenance turnaround. The plant will be

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) announced an upward price revision of MTO and Hexane prices with the effect from

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) announced a downward price revision of acetone prices with the effect from March 01, 2019

Reliance Industries Ltd has announced a basic price revision for Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC).

India’s methanol prices will remain under pressure from increased supply in March following restarts of major facilities that export

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has announced an upward price revision for benzene and toluene with effect from March

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has declared a downward price revision for Toluene price with the effect from March 1, 2019. According 

On Thursday, phenol prices stayed steady in South East Asia, China, and NW Europe on lackluster demand.

February styrene contract prices should increase amid higher benzene and styrene spot values this month, but high inventories in 

Styrene monomer prices in the international market were found static on Thursday. In Asia, SM prices were assessed at the USD 

In the Asia market, Purified terephthalic acid(PTA) price found no change on March 01, with the price at $850/MT on SE Asia basis

The European February paraxylene contract price has fully settled at Eur960/mt (about $1,094/mt). The European January PX

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) and Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) revised upward price revision for polyethylene (PE) 

All four US butadiene producers were heard rolling over March contract pricing from February levels this week. TPC Group, ExxonMobil and Lyondell