Yangtze River Acetyl Corp (Yaraco) is likely to restart its acetic acid plant located at Chongqing in China,  following a maintenance turnaround.

Tangshan Zhongrun Coal Chemical has restarted its No. 2 Methanol plant located at Tangshan in Hebei province of China, following an unplanned shutdown.

A weak sentiment prevailed in butyl acetate prices and the sentiment is set to stay this week, with further losses predicted.

Tianye Chemicals, China has offered Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Suspension Grade (SG-5) to India at $860/MT on Nhava Sheva and 

In the Indian chemical market, prices of Acetonitrile found stayed flat in Mumbai and Ahmedabad due to weak demand from buyers.

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) prices rose as the demand for PVC has gone up in the Indian markets. The PVC market was last week affected by a 

Sinopec of China has already announced the starting of two new Para-Xylene units by the third quarter of this year. The units will have 

Styrene monomer had a slow start to the year with the markers rising $20-$25/mt over the week to $985/mt CFR India booking prices on

Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has announced a downward price revision of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottle-grade with

NBA (N-Butanol) prices remained constant in the international market due to weak demand. In SE Asia and China, with pries at USD 990

South East Asia, China, and India prices of Monoethylene Glycol were assessed up at USD 640/mt CFR, USD 630/mt CFR and USD 640/ CIF levels

On Friday, Acrylonitrile (ACN) prices in International level remained stable at last close. Demand trends were reported as dull in 

DOP (dioctyl phthalate) prices were assessed lower in Asian market on Friday. Reports of weaker buying sentiments forced sellers of

On Friday, Phthalic anhydride(PAN) China prices were assessed lower at the USD 910/mt levels, a week on week decline of USD 10/mt

Oil prices rose on Monday, lifted by optimism that talks could soon resolve the trade war between the United States and China,

Methanol supply is down in January. Luxi Chemical’s new 800kt/yr methanol plant has shut its production. In addition, methanol supply

Ortho-Xylene prices drifted lower in the International market. Prices plummeted on the back of lackluster demand trends in the region.

Propylene prices inched higher in Asian market on Friday. The price rise was supported by higher upstream crude values coupled 

SM prices in Asia firmed up on Friday. Reports of higher upstream crude and benzene rates coupled with limited product availability, 

Ethylene prices fell on Friday in the Asian market. Reports of strong selling action and plentiful product availability together pulled

NBA(N-Butanol) price has moved down in the Indian chemical market, on account of decreasing demand as of Jan 04, 2019.

In the Mumbai, demand for Acetone was moderate with buyers purchasing the raw material on a need basis. Prices of the chemical 

Propionic alcohol prices in Domestic market were stable in spite of lower international prices on higher domestic demand.

Last week, the prices of Acrylonitrile was down in the Indian chemical market due to low demand from buyers.

Sinopec Sichuan Petroleum is likely to take off-stream its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant located at Chongqing in Sichuan province