Friday saw N-Butanol prices remain unchanged, click on Details for more

Purified Terephthalic Acid prices fell in India and Asia. Click on Details for more

Meanwhile, MEG prices dropped on Tuesday in Asia due to dull demand in the region.l. Click on Details for more

The city of Mumbai is under shut down as of now, with orders from the government to work from home. 

MEG prices have fallen in Mumbai due to lackluster demand and extra stock availability. Click on Details for more

Celanese Corporation is probably going to shut its ethanoic acid plants for a quick turnaround. Click on details to find out more

BP Zhuhai, a part of BP PLC, has packed up its No. 3 purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plant for a maintenance turnaround. Click on Details to find out how long it is going to stay offstream.

The company postponed the restart of the plant to March 2020. The plant was pulled up for unplanned maintenance work on 5 February 2020, and was supposed to start in early march 2020. Click on Details for more

Paraxylene prices were reported down in the international market.This price fall was in line with bearish

The run on IPA, which is used for sanitizers, has led to a severe shortage of the material. “Stocks have run out everywhere, it seems, even as prices have skyrocketed,” a trader told this website. Click on Details

Mixed-Xylene prices fell in the US Gulf market. This fall was a result of dull buying trends and weak

Toluene prices dropped in Asia. The price fell due to bearish upstream cues from crude and gasoline

Benzene's prices have weakened in the market. Click on Details for more

Ethylene prices have moved down in North-West Europe while remaining unchanged in Asia and the US.

Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL) has reported a price revision for Polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) grade with effect from March 19, 2020.

The cost of the plant is turning out to be higher than estimated, so capital approval has not been given.

HPCL-Mittal Energy Limited (HMEL) has revised the price of Polypropylene (PP) grade with effect from March 19, 2020.

Gas Authority India Limited (GAIL) has announced a price revision and also a price protection scheme for all HDPE and LLDPE grades with effect from March 19, 2020.

ONGC Petro addition Limited (OPaL) has declared a price revision for polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) grades effective from March 19, 2020. Click on Details for more on the full price protection scheme launched by the company

Mangalore Refinery Petrochemical Limited (MRPL) has reported a price revision for polypropylene (PP) grade with immediate effect.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has rolled over the price of polypropylene (PP) deemed export-grade.

Styrene Monomer prices were assessed lower in some international markets. Click on Details for more

Benzene prices drop in Indian market due to dull demand in the region. Click on Details for more

The company recommenced its operations in mid- March 2020. The units were pulled up on

The company has undertaken an unplanned shutdown of the plant on 18 March 2020. The plant will probably resume production next week. Click on Details for more

RIL has a giant crude to chemical game plan
It is extremely ambitious in its scale

Production margins were hovering at multi-year lows in early July as oversupply continues to pressure the polyester chain.

The prices of almost all the petrochemical products discussed under pressure had declined in the broad range of 0.3%-29% y-o-y in FY20.

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