Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is likely to shut its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant in end-April 2019 for maintenance. The plant is likely 

After being the best performer in the first quarter of this year, the rupee is turning volatile due to rising crude oil prices

Kolkata based Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL) is planning to invest Rs 62,714 crore in setting up a 12 MTPA refinery cum

Hanwha Chemical is in plans to shut its Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) unit located in Yeosu, South Korea following a scheduled

Oil prices struck fresh 2019 peaks on Tuesday, boosting energy shares prices. Crude futures extended Monday's sharp rally

Styrene Monomer prices climbed marginally in South Korea and Japan regions this week. The price gain improved demand trends 

Asia Naphtha prices reported to their highest in nearly six months on Monday, bolstered by strength in global crude oil futures

Crude oil prices hovered near 2019 peaks on Monday after Washington abruptly moved to end all Iran sanctions waivers by May, pressuring

NW Europe prices of MEG were assessed at the USD 665/mt FD, a decline of USD 25/mt from the previous week. The price fall 

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL) has announced a downward price revision for Phenol with effect from April 20, 2019.

Caustic Soda prices tumbled in Asia this week Prices of South East Asia and North East Asia were assessed at USD 380/mt CFR

Ethylene prices declined on Friday as ethane costs softened. Prices went down in China from $1030/T to $980/MT (CFR), in Japan

Acrylonitrile prices climbed marginally in South East Asia and the Far East Asian regions this week. The price gain was on the back of stronger import offers 

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) shut its Polypropylene (PP) unit located in Hazira, Gujarat on 16 April 2019 for scheduled maintenance. 

Indian Producers, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Indian Oil Corp (IOCL) announced an upward price revision for Polypropylene (PP) with

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) announced a downward price revision for Poly Vinyl Chloride (PVC) with the effect from April 18, 2019.

Oil prices edge lower on Monday after International benchmark Brent hit a fresh five-month high in the previous session, but concerns

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