Three major producers in Asia have planned a turnaround in their Acrylonitrile plants starting from October to December.

A South Korean producer is heard to have offered VAM at the USD 970/mt levels.

A major producer from Europe is heard to have offered MEK in India at the USD 850/mt levels.

The company is likely to complete turnaround at the plant by end-October, 2020.

The company is likely to restart at the unit following a turnaround by end-October, 2020.

The company halted operations at the unit on October 16, 2020.

The company resumed operations at the plant on October 16, 2020.

The company has planned to start maintenance at the plant by this weekend.

Get the latest update here, as-of-today, of the chemical import matrix for the days ahead into India. Around 8.63 lakh tonnes of chemical imports are slated to come in.

The company resumed operations at the unit on October 11, 2020.

With effect from 15th October, 2020,  major domestic producers have announced price revisions

The company halted operations at its PS unit on October 8, 2020.

Satyam has announced a price revision for ethyl acetate.

JNPT has announced a price revision for acetone.

Dahej has announced a price revision for chloroform.

MX prices have declined in the Korea/SE Asia owing to  soft demand trends.

Methanol price picked up in some international markets on the back of strong demand trends.

The company has undertaken a planned shutdown at the plant in early-October, 2020.

The company resumed operations at the plant on October 15, 2020.

As reported in our previous analysis, the price of Toluene  has increased today in the Mumbai market.

The company has halted operations at the plant on October 15, 2020, due to technical issues.

As of 19th October 2020, Isopropyl Alcohol prices have witnessed an increase in Mumbai on the back of strong demand trends in the region coupled with high saturation in the market.

Reports of improved regional demand trends and stronger isomers have resulted in Benzene prices picking up in the International market.

The company has undertaken an unplanned shutdown at the plant on October 13th, 2020.

Acrylonitrile prices picked up in the US Gulf and MED market.