ExxonMobil has nominated the February Asian Contract Price for paraxylene at $1,160/mt CFR, up $60/mt from its last nomination

Benzene international market prices were expected to remain steady, with February DDP pricing hovering in the low 190s cents/gal 

Looking at the current scenario, the latest offers for the Indian market and factors governing polymers prices, following price revision

Ethylene supplies were especially tight due to some planned and unplanned steam cracker shutdowns in Europe and the Middle

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd has announced a downward price revision for Acetone with effect from January 28, 2018.

Benzene prices were mostly steady from the prior week as crude oil prices were largely stable while supply and demand fundamentals 

Shandong Hongxu Chemical is in plans to restart a Methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant located at Shandong province in China, following

US styrene and polystyrene producer America's Styrenics (AmSty) has begun planned works at its St. James, Louisiana, facility. 

ABS prices found no change on Monday in the Indian market despite strong demand conditions. According to the market sources,

Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL) has declared an upward price revision for phenol with the effect from January 28, 2019. 

On Friday, DOP prices at the International level declined at the last close. Demand trends were reported as dull in the region.

On Tuesday, the price of Acetone was steady on the back of static demand in Northwest Europe, then again, along with the steady price

State-owned China Petroleum and Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has settled its January paraxylene contract price at Yuan 8,580/mt, equating 

Solvent MX prices in Korea went up on Friday. Reports of improved buying sentiments and higher upstream energy values supported 

Toluene prices journeyed north on Friday in parts of the international market. Prices climbed mainly on account of higher upstream crude 

Butadiene prices drifted sharply lower in the International market on Friday. The steep price fall was in line with ample product availability

Methanol price was lower on the back of significant lowering in crude prices in the last few weeks. Asian contract prices were reduced

PS prices gained in Europe on Friday. Reports of a lift in buying sentiments and higher upstream SM spot values, together helped

Propylene prices declined in the Asian market on Friday. The price fall was mainly on account of weaker buying interest in key markets

Sinopec Luoyang Co is likely to take off-stream its Polypropylene (PP) unit for maintenance. The company has planned to shut its PP unit located

The prices of C9 solvent have been on a downtrend since the end of the previous month. At present, the bulk price ex- Kandla has 

The price of N- Propyl Acetate (NPAC) has moved down significantly since the beginning of this week on slow demand in the Indian market.

OPTC has undertaken a planned shutdown at its  Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant located at Kwan Yin, Taiwan. The company 

Indian Oil Corp (IOC) plans to have planned maintenance in February at its  Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) unit located in Panipat

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