The most actively traded Jan methanol futures contract (MA1901) opens 44 yuan/mt higher at 2,441 yuan/mt and fluctuates to 2,451 yuan/mt

Acrylonitrile prices were steady in the International market due to weak demand on 11th December 2018. The prices are given 

The price of methanol was low on the back of despite higher water levels along the Rhine reducing logistical difficulties and allowing greater

Propylene prices went down in South Korea, China, and US Gulf on December 11, 2018. Prices in South Korea at $865/MT FOB, 

Benzene prices adjusted downwards in the International market on Thursday. Prices dropped on the back of weaker upstream energy

Ethylene prices found no change on December 11, 2018, in the International market with the prices in India and China at 

The purchase pulse remained slow for Polypropylene (PP) in the main polymer hubs in India. In Jaipur, Raffia was at Rs 89-90/Kg

The International price of N-Butanol rose in China and SE Asia markets went up this week because of good demand

Karpatneftekhim has restarted its HDPE and PVC unit, located in Ukraine, following planned maintenance. According to the information 

A cyclohexene cargo of 4700 Metric tonnes is expected to land at Hazira port on 16 December 2018 with the vessel name MT HYDE 

South East Asia, China, and India prices of Monoethylene Glycol were assessed up at USD 720/mt CFR, USD 705/mt CFR

In the Indian chemical market, the prices of Cyclohexane went down due to low demand. In Mumbai, prices went down from Rs 89/Kg to

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) prices remained stable in the Indian market on Tuesday and the demand was on a dull note. In Delhi, PVC

PTA prices remained stable in the Indian market on Tuesday, after a marginal decline in prices last week. In Mumbai, PTA was sold at 

Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) has declared a force majeure on exports from the EI Sharara oil field o Monday. The shutdown 

China's Yisheng Petrochemical’s PTA plant, located at  Ningbo, China, has restarted following a maintenance turnaround. According

Daicel Industries is in plans to take an acetic acid plant located at Himeji in Hyogo of Japan, off-stream for a maintenance turnaround in 2019.

Butyl Acetate prices went down in Indian markets. The marginal price fall was on the back of fall recorded in downstream butanol rates.

Taiwan’s Formosa Chemical and Fibres Corp (FCFC) plans to shut its 600,000 tonnes/year No 3 styrene monomer (SM) unit in April

US December ortho xylene contract prices settled down 6 cents from November at 40 cents/lb. The decrease was somehow in line

Benzene prices were expected to remain soft this week, a decline in import booking prices was also noticed and was assessed at

Brent and WTI oil prices fell on Monday, pulled down by OPEC's decision to delay a final decision on output cuts, awaiting support from 

Butadiene prices went down in the Europe market on Monday mainly on the account of dull buying trends and bearish cues from 

Spot prices of acetone declined in Europe on Monday. Prices fell on the back of lackluster demand for acetone in NW Europe

EDC prices remained steady in FE Asia, SE Asia, China, NW Europe, and US Gulf on  Monday. Prices remained steady in Far East Asia