Despite strong buying interest in the key markets like China, butadiene prices were assessed steady in the US Gulf on Monday.

On Monday, MX prices journeyed southward in European and US Gulf market. Reports of weaker upstream energy rates, dull buying

Crude oil prices posted their biggest weekly drop on Monday in a month on concerns of weakening growth and doubts over whether the

Ethylene prices gained in China on December 24, 2018. Prices in China were registered at $935/MT CFR, a spike of $80 while prices

On Monday, toluene prices dropped in the European and US market. The price fall was on the back of lackluster buying trends 

Shandong Hualu-Hengsheng Chemical is likely to restart its Acetic acid plant located at Dezhou in Shandong province of China,

Shandong Tengzhou Shenglong Coal Coking Co is in plans to resume operations at its No.1 methanol plant located at Shandong

India’s acetic acid spot market prices continued their downtrend after a brief pause in the second half of December due to a relatively

Sanjiang Fine Chemicals(SFC), is likely to shut its methyl ethyl glycol (MEG) unit located at Zhejiang province in China, following

Equate Petrochemical Company(EPC), is likely to shut its methyl ethyl glycol (MEG) unit located at Shuaiba in Kuwait, following

Nylon 66 prices decline in the Indian open market. Soft buying trend noticed and prices remained steady in the Indian market

This week domestic market prices of Phenol edged lower and prices were assessed at the level of Rs 84/Kg and 85/kg for bulk

Polystyrene (PS) prices went up by Rs 2-3/kg in the Indian market last week despite dull feedstock Styrene monomer (SM) values internationally.

In the International market, Polypropylene market showed fluctuations throughout the month. Polypropylene market prices tumble

Changzhou Dohow Chemical, a subsidiary of New Solar group is likely to bring on-stream its styrene monomer (SM) unit. The

Aniline prices continued on a general downtrend. Prices are expected to remain relatively weak in the near term, with most market 

Trinseo Dutch has plans to complete maintenance at its styrene monomer (SM) unit. The company is likely to resume operations at

China’s styrene monomer (SM) domestic prices are expected to be supported in the first half of 2019, as supply is likely to be tight

In the International market, prices found no change in FE Asia, SE Asia and in the US Gulf. Prices remained the same at - USD 

On Friday, prices of phenol edged lower in the NW Europe market on the back of weaker buying trends in the region while in China

PTA(purified terephthalic acid) prices were assessed lower in Asian market on Friday. Reports of weaker buying sentiments forced

Reports of dull regional demand trends and bearish upstream costs pulled bottle grade PET prices steeply lower in Europe on Friday. The price fall was further

Oil prices dipped on Friday ahead of the Christmas holiday break, adding to last week's steep losses on concerns about a global oversupply.

Butadiene prices gained momentum in the International market on Friday. The price rise was attributed to the strong buying interest

VCM prices went up in FE Asia and NW Europe on December 21, 2018. Prices in FE Asia were assessed at $700/MT CFR,