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

Brent oil prices dipped marginally on Thursday, dragged down by China's weakening economy and record U.S. crude output, although

HPCL - Mittal Energy Ltd and Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) declares a basic price revision for Polypropylene (PP) with the

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has revised its basic price of low-density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and polypropylene (PP)  

Any escalation of conflict between India and Pakistan may impact currency, gold and shipping markets in the region

The mounting tensions between India and Pakistan are leading to uncertainty about the export of polyolefins and other commodities

Nylon 6 (PA6) prices decreased in February due to weak demand, while nylon 66 prices stabilized due to an improvement in supply

Fanavaran Petrochemical Company is in plans to shut its Methanol unit located in Bandar Imam Khomeini, Iran.

Indian refiners processed 21.94 million mt, or an average 5.2 million b/d, of crude oil in January, down 3.6% year on year, reflecting a partial

Shandong Lihuayi Group Dongying shuts its Phenol and Acetone units located in Dongying, Shandong, China following a maintenance

India’s acetone import prices fell on weak sentiment, with a 1,000-tonne March-shipment cargo for the advance license market

India's ONGC Mangalore Petrochemical Ltd (OMPL) has issued a sales tender for 30,000 tonnes of paraxylene (PX) for April 

India’s isopropanol (IPA) import discussions fell this week, reflecting lower feedstock acetone prices. A couple of China-based 

Sinopec Yanshan Co is in plans to undertake a planned shutdown at its SM plant.   The company has planned to start a turnaround 

Despite weaker upstream energy and propylene values, PP prices rose on Wednesday in FE and SE Asia. Prices edged higher following

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after a report of declining crude inventories in the country and as producer club, OPEC seemed to stick

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

Methanol prices this week witnessed a drop in the South Asian regions. Prices slipped as demand trends continued to remain 

Japan’s exports of styrene monomer (SM) fell month on month. Styrene is a chemical used to make latex and polystyrene resins,

Methanex has kept its March North American methanol contract price unchanged from February at 130 cents/gal ($432/mt) FOB