Indian market prices of Phenol fell because of poor sentiment in the market. Phenol sentiment remains poor, amid weak downstream
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SM prices drifted lower in Asia on Thursday. Reports of dull demand trends in major markets like China pressured spot SM prices
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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
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Toluene prices marched higher on Thursday in Korea. Prices climbed mainly on account of firmer upstream crude and gasoline rates
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Brent and WTI oil prices fell on Thursday after U.S. crude stockpiles surged to their highest levels in almost 17 months amid
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Indian Polypropylene (PP) producer Indian Oil Corp (IOCL) aims to start up its new Paradip-based PP unit in H2 May this year.
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Aniline prices continued on a general downtrend. Prices are expected to remain relatively weak in the immediate term, with most
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Asia Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) prices witnessed a rise on Wednesday but buyers remain non-committal and continue to
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South Korea’s LG Chemical has restarted its No. 1 SM Unit following a planned outage. The company has resumed operations at the
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US prices for toluene rose by Cent 1.05/Gallon, pressured higher by supply and logistics issues related to fire and cleanup along the
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Mangalore Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) polypropylene (PP) unit’s operating rate was cut from near-full to 40-50% of capacity
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Shandong Qilu Plasticizers has taken its 2-ethyl hexanol (2-EH) unit off-stream for a maintenance turnaround. The company has
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The explosion that occurred at Formosa Plastics Corp.’s facility in Mailao, Taiwan has found an immediate reflection on Asian PET markets
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Despite bullish upstream benzene values, phenol prices collapsed in Asia. The steep price drop was on the back of bearish demand
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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOCL) and Haldia Petrochemical Ltd (HPL) announced a basic price revision for Polypropylene
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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
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Crude oil declined on Tuesday as news emerged of a possible increase in Russian output from June, offsetting supply woes driven by
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India’s acetone market outlook is subdued ahead of the country’s general elections, and amid abundant Asian supply due to ongoing
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India’s Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has issued a tender to export naphtha for loading in early May. BPCL is offering
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Oil prices on Monday reached their highest since November as concerns over exports from war-torn Libya stoked tightness in the market,
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Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and JBF Industries have announced an upward price revision for Polyethylene Terephthalate
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Caustic Soda prices climbed marginally in South East Asia and North East Asian regions this week. The price gain was on the back of
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Methanol prices inched higher in South East Asia, South Korea and China this week. Prices climbed on the back of improved regional
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Taiwan’s Nan Ya is likely to undertake a shutdown its Monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit. The unit was scheduled to shut on 7th April
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International spot market prices of phenol and acetone fell because of poor sentiment in Europe. Phenol prices went down on Friday
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