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

Despite bearish global cues, methanol prices climbed in the US last week. The price rise was supported by improved regional buying sentiments.

On Monday, phenol prices slipped down in NW Europe market on the back of dull regional buying trends while  Chinese and SE Asian

Propylene prices went up in South Korea and China while assessed lower in US Gulf on Monday. Prices in South Korea at 

The most actively traded Jan methanol futures contract (MA1901) opened 8 yuan/mt lower at 2,462 yuan/mt and fluctuated to 2,458 yuan/mt

On Monday, styrene monomer (SM) prices drifted lower in the International market. Prices slipped on the back of bearish upstream 

Ethylene prices went down in the International region on December 10, 2018. Prices in India and SE Asia were assessed at 

Spot Toluene prices plummeted in the European market. Sluggish demand trends pushed toluene rates in European market sharply 

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

A Monoethylene glycol cargo of 5000 Metric tonnes is expected to land at Hazira port on 16 December 2018 with the vessel name

LG Chem has restarted its Phenol unit. The unit was shut down in the month of November for scheduled maintenance. The maintenance