SP Chemicals is likely to shut down its vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) plant for maintenance. According to information available, the company

Butyl Cellosolve price was flat in Indian market, and demand was also slow because of need- based buying mainly due to the influence of high international price

Thailand’s Indorama Ventures Public Co Ltd (IVL) and India’s Dhunseri Petrochem have joined hands to restart a 540,000 MT/year

Methyl Ethyl Ketone price went down in the Indian market because of season affect and poor buying trends according to the traders in the city.

On Friday, Crude prices went down in UAE from $74.37/bbl to $73.40/bbl (DME), in US Gulf from $66.89/bbl to $65.06/bbl

On Friday, Butadiene prices went down in SE Asia from $1730/MT to $1675/MT (CFR), in Rotterdam from $1595/MT to $1490/MT

n-Butanol prices were found higher in China, SE Asia on Friday, on account of positive demand. Prices in China and SE Asia were observed at around $1050

On Friday, Propylene prices moved down in India from $1015 to $1010/MT CFR, in Japan from $1075 to $1060/MT FOB, in SE Asia 

On Friday, Ethylene prices went up in China from $1360 to $1380/MT CFR, in South Korea from $1295 to $1305/MT FOB, in NE Asia 

On Friday, Methanol price rose in US Gulf from Cent 121.50/Gallon to Cent 123.50/Gallon and in Rotterdam from Euro 392/MT(FOB) to Euro 394/MT(FOB)

On Friday, DOP had moved up in SE Asia from $1265/MT to $1275/MT in FE Asia from $1135/MT to $1155/MT and in China from $1135/MT

On Friday,Caustic soda witnessed a steep decline in South East Asia and North East Asia from USD 526/MT to USD 490/MT CFR level 

On Friday, Acetone price was found flat in SE Asia at $770/MT(CFR) in China at $675/ton(CFR) and in NW Europe

Kellin Chemicals, a subsidiary of Feixiang Group, is likely to restart an acetone-based isopropanol (IPA) plant following a long shutdown.

Jilin Petrochemicals is likely to restart its No.1 and No. 2 A acrylonitrile (ACN) units following a maintenance turnaround.A source in China informed that

Zhong Tian He Chuang a joint venture of Sinopec and China Coal Energy Group, has brought on-stream its polypropylene (PP) plant

Daicel Industries is in plans to bring on-stream an acetic acid plant after maintenance turnaround.

Taiwan's Formosa Plastic plans to shut its 1.133 million mt/year caustic soda plants in Mailiao over end June-mid July for annual maintenance,

Fujian Jialong Petrochemical has shut its Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant for a maintenance turnaround.

Acrylonitrile prices were found not to have changed on June 14, 2018. The following prices were recorded : South East Asia -

Monoethylene glycol prices rose in South East Asia from $965/MT to $970/MT (CFR), in China from $920/MT to $925/MT (CFR)

On Thursday, Methanol price went up in SE Asia from $421/tonne(CFR) to $426/tonne(CFR) but the price noted no change in  US Gulf

In South East Asia, prices were assessed steady at the USD 526/MT CFR levels on lacklustre demand. 

On June 14, 2018, Propylene prices remained steady in Japan at $1075/MT FOB, SE Asia at $1015/MT CFR

Ethylene prices have moved up in India from $1240 to $1255/MT CFR, in NE Asia from $1360 to $1365/MT CFR