There has been a significant fall in the values of Acetone in the international market. The decline has been due to oversupply and limited 

Spot MX prices in the US inched up on Wednesday. The price rise was prompted by higher downstream PX rates and a lift in buying 

The domestic price for Propylene Glycol (PG) declined on sluggish demand within the country. The demand for propylene glycol has been weak

Huizhou MMA Co has shut its methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant located at Huizhou, in China, owing to high inventory pressure.

Two new methanol plants are scheduled to start up in 2019 in the Americas, one in the US and the other in Trinidad and Tobago.

State-run Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL) will import 1 million barrels of Iranian oil in February after a gap of three months,

This week domestic market prices of Ethyl acetate improved with correction in demand. In the last few weeks, there has been an

AmSty likely to begin a planned 45-days turnaround at the end of January. The scope of the work is unclear. AmSty confirmed the 

Shenhua Ningxia has restarted its Butadiene (BD) unit located in Ningxia province of China following an unplanned outage.

Japan’s AGC is likely to shut its Caustic soda plant for a maintenance turnaround. The plant is planned to be taken off-line in Mid-February.

Asian paraxylene (PX) trade to the US is likely to increase in 2019 amid shifting production levels in both regions. Supply is expected to

Taiwan Styrene Monomer Corp (TSMC) is in plans to undertake a maintenance turnaround at its styrene monomer (SM) plant. The plant 

Despite bearish cues from Asia, Acetone and Phenol prices were assessed stable in the international market. Acetone prices were assessed

The most actively traded May methanol futures contract (MA1905) opened 8 yuan/mt higher at 2,466 yuan/mt and fluctuated to 2,462

ParaXylene prices marched higher in the International market on Tuesday. Prices rose on the back of rising upstream crude values.

Brent and WTI oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session on hopes that Washington and Beijing can 

Toluene spot prices in USA market climbed on Tuesday. Prices firmed mainly on account of higher upstream crude values, improved 

The dull outlook for Asian methanol market is expected to prevail in the lead-up to the next month, with buyers across Southeast Asia,

Propylene prices firmed up in some parts of the International market on Monday. Prices gained mainly on account of firmer upstream energy

Huizhou MMA Co has shut its methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant located at Huizhou, in China, owing to high inventory pressure

China’s Chongqing Pengwei Petrochemical is Likely to shut its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit located Chongqing, China

Sinopec Yizheng Chemfibre is likely to restart to its  Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit located in  Yizheng, China following a 

Despite bearish cues from Asia, Acetone prices were assessed stable in Asia and Europe this week. Buying trends were quiet 

On Monday, PTA (purified terephthalic anhydride) prices edged higher in Asia market. The price rise was attributed to higher upstream

On Friday, Acrylonitrile (ACN) prices found steady prices due to weak demand in the International market. In FE Asia, SE Asia, Europe, and