PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) bottle-grade prices found mixed undertone in the Asian market this month.

The Asian styrene monomer market is likely to face tight supply in the first half of 2019 amid major turnarounds in Asia. While 

Inner Mongolia Boyuan Chemical Company has shut its methanol plant located at Erdos, in Inner Mongolia of China, following an

The Asian market is set to increase the list and off-list selling prices of Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM). The price up will be implemented

Cyclohexanone prices of Mumbai market at Rs 175/kg for Imported intact, at Rs. 160/kg for imported repack, at Rs. 165/kg for domestic 

Jiangsu Hailun Chemical (JHC), is likely to shut its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) unit Located at Jiangsu, in China, following a maintenance

Oriental Energy located at Zhangjiagang, China has shut down its polypropylene plant for a maintenance turnaround. The company has 

C10 solvent prices in the domestic market were assessed slightly down in Indian major markets. The price was decreasing on account

Sinopec Guangzhou is in plans to brought on-stream its Styrene monomer (SM) plant following annual maintenance turnaround. The

On  Thursday, PAN (phthalic anhydride) price stayed at the same level in China at USD 925/MT(FOB), SE Asia at $ 980 /mt (CFR), and 

PTA(purified terephthalic acid) prices in International level remained stable at last close. Despite improved buying sentiments, PTA

On Thursday, Methanol prices in International level remained stable at last close. Demand trends were reported as dull in the region.

Propylene prices went down in China on December 27, 2018. Prices in China was registered at $940/MT CFR, a drop of 

Ethylene prices found no change on December 27, 2018, in the International market with the prices in India and SE Asia at 

Asian benzene prices fell sharply over the Christmas holidays, with FOB Korea assessed at a more than 9-year low Thursday, while

Daicel Industries is in plans to take an acetic acid plant located at Aboshi in Hyogo of Japan, off-stream for a maintenance turnaround in 2019.

Toluene and mixed xylenes (MX) supply and demand fundamentals are expected to remain largely stable in 2019 as the market 

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) contract prices continue to fall, with prices hitting a 20-month low, amid lower prices imports and poor demand.

Chevron Phillips Chemical likely to shut down its PX production, unit located at its Pascagoula, Mississippi. The plant has a 

Prices of acetone went down significantly in Indian markets due to crude oil and dollar effects. Prices were assessed at Rs 36/Kg for

The trading atmosphere in the Indian market in respect to the polypropylene material was moderate with buyers purchasing the raw material

Imported prices of phenol went down in Indian markets. The price goes down due to the ending of year dynamics and material available

The US Federal Trade Commission has approved a joint venture's acquisition of an unfinished PET and PTA complex in Texas.

On Wednesday, DOP (Dioctyl phthalic) price stayed at the same level in China at USD 1100/MT(FOB), SE Asia at $1255/mt (CFR)

Spot prices of PTA  edged down in Asia on Wednesday. The price fall was on the back of bearish upstream crude values and weaker