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

A sustained uptrend in crude prices is likely to exert upward pressure on benzene prices in the near term. Poor weather conditions and

Ortho-xylene price climbed in Rotterdam on Friday. The prices gain was on the back of stronger import offers from overseas suppliers 

Spot purified terephthalic acid (PTA) margins in India narrowed amid firmer paraxylene (PX) prices in the week ended 12 April. PX 

Brent and WTI oil prices rose on Friday, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by producer club OPEC and by US sanctions on petroleum

European PVC export and spot prices decreased on the back of low Turkish demand and weaker global PVC activity. Spot price went down

SI Group has announced a revision in its Phenol and acetone prices, according to the sources. The producer has decreased phenol 

China’s Sinopec Yanshan Company Beijing No. 2 phenol/acetone to be taken off-stream for a maintenance turnaround. The company has 

Indian market prices of Phenol fell because of poor sentiment in the market. Phenol sentiment remains poor, amid weak downstream 

SM prices drifted lower in Asia on Thursday. Reports of dull demand trends in major markets like China pressured spot SM prices

On Thursday, prices of PX climbed in Asia. Prices rise on the back of rising in upstream crude values. FOB Korea prices of PX were assessed 

Toluene prices marched higher on Thursday in Korea. Prices climbed mainly on account of firmer upstream crude and gasoline rates

Brent and WTI oil prices fell on Thursday after U.S. crude stockpiles surged to their highest levels in almost 17 months amid

Indian Polypropylene (PP) producer Indian Oil Corp (IOCL) aims to start up its new Paradip-based PP unit in H2 May this year.

Aniline prices continued on a general downtrend. Prices are expected to remain relatively weak in the immediate term, with most  

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