The demand for MIBK has been weak this week while the market price for the chemical has been trading at a lower range

India's ONGC Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd. (OMPL), has planned a shutdown at its  ParaXylene (PX) aromatics plant. 

Zagros Petrochemical is has brought about an unplanned shutdown at its methanol plant 2. According to information received from

Benzene prices were found flat in the Indian market. The following prices were recorded: Chennai Rs. 58/ltr for Domestic Intact,

In South East Asia and North East Asia, caustic soda prices stayed steady on July 26 at $419/MT CFR and $429/MT FOB basis,

Acrylonitrile price found some changes in the International market on July 26, 2018,  in FE Asia prices, went up from $2205/MT 

On Thursday, PAN price found no change in SE Asia at $1045/MT, in FE Asia at $915/MT and in China at

On July 27, 2018, VCM prices remained steady in Far East Asia at $705/MT (CFR), South East Asia at $740/MT (CFR), China at

Methanol prices in Asia inched higher on Thursday. Higher upstream energy and methanol rates further supported the price gain.

On Thursday, EDC prices remained steady in Far East Asia at $330/MT (CFR), South East Asia at $320/MT (CFR), China at

On Thursday, Phenol prices were assessed steady in SE Asia at $1215/MT(CFR), in China at $1205/MT(CFR) and in NW Europe

Styrene Monomer (SM) prices in Asia edged higher on Thursday. FOB Korea prices of SM were assessed up at the USD 1365/mt

On Thursday, crude prices went down in NW Europe from $73.93/bbl to $74.54/bbl (Brent), in US Gulf from $69.30/bbl to

On Wednesday, Polypropylene (Random Copolymer) prices in South Korea were assessed at $1470/MT CIF, in Singapore at

On July 25, 2018, Polypropylene (Block Copolymer) prices dwindled in the International market week on week due to dull buying trend 

Crude oil prices went up in NW Europe from $73.44/bbl to $73.93/bbl (Brent), in US Gulf from $68.52/bbl to $69.30/bbl (WTI), in UAE from $71.74/bbl to

PET bottle grade prices went down in the Asian market in line with lower import offers from overseas producers and sluggish regional buying interest.

PS prices gained in Asian market mainly on account of a week on week rise in upstream Styrene prices. PS prices went up in SE Asia from $1490/MT to $1520/MT

Methanol prices in the US on Wednesday were down. Prices down on the back of inactive demand trends witnessed in the region coupled.

On Wednesday, Bis Phosphoric Acid remained steady in SE Asia at $1150/mt

On Wednesday, n-Butanol price were assessed steady in SEe Asia and China

On Wednesday, PTA prices rose in SE Asia from $865/MT to $870/MT, in FE Asia from $850/MT to $855/MT and in India from $865/MT

On Wednesday, DOP price were assessed flat in SE Asia at $1275/MT, in FE Asia at $1125/MT, and in China at $1125/MT respectively.

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

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) prices in India are not likely to undergo any major change in the near term as demand for the raw