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Europe refinery solvents prices soften on upstream movements
LONDON (ICIS)--European spot prices for refinery solvents have continued to fall, according to an ICIS calculation based on recent feedstock...
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Europe AA Nov contract talks start following propylene drop
LONDON (ICIS)--European acrylic acid (AA) contract talks for November have started,with rollover targets heard so far from sellers, despite the lower...
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Europe acrylate esters spot prices firm amid BASF force majeure
LONDON (ICIS)--European acrylate esters spot prices increased this week, driven by shortages because of the BASF force majeure at Ludwigshafen...
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Plant status: China’s Anqing Shuguang delays restart of oxo-alcohol plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Anqing Shuguang
Location: Anhui, China
Production: Oxo-alcohols
Capacity (tonnes/year):... -
European SBR talks for November contracts lower on feedstock falls
LONDON (ICIS)--European styrene butandiene rubber (SBR) November contracts are being discussed at lower levels given the downwards movements on...
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Fresh buying interest revives northeast Asian LNG markets
Outlook
Tohoku Electric to buy late Dec cargo
JERA and KOGAS heard in market
Bangladesh cancels two cargoes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Traders in... -
Europe TiO2 spot pressured down on lengthy supply, reduced activity
LONDON (ICIS)--European titanium dioxide (TiO2) spot prices are under downward pressure this week amid lengthy supply and reduced activity.
Some... -
China’s September benzene imports up 14.9% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s imports of benzene were up by 14.87% month on month to 193,100 tonnes in September, according to the latest official...
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Plant status: China’s Qianxi Coal Chemical shuts MEG unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Qianxi Coal Chemical
Location: Qianxi,Guizhou, China
Products: Monoethylene glycol... -
China September SM imports fall 18.1% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported a total of 220,585 tonnes of styrene monomer (SM) in September, down 18.1% from the previous month, official data...
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Asian LNG floating storage used as a trade play
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--LNG vessel storage utilisation to capture contango on the forward curve has been extensively exercised by traders since October and...
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Sempra chalks up Costa Azul terms with Tokyo Gas
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japanese utility Tokyo Gas will buy 0.8m tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG from US-based producer Sempra, the company said on 8...
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China's September PVC imports up 4%, exports fall 18%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s polyvinyl chloride (PVC) imports rose by 4% month on month to 69,372 tonnes in September.
On the exports front, China’s... -
UPDATE: Chinese firm ENN to buy Toshiba’s US LNG operations
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--LNG market watchers are waiting to see how a Chinese buyer of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp’s US LNG operations will fare...
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China’s Sept BG imports fell 30% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s September imports of butyl glycol (BG) fell month on month, according to official customs data.
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Dupont plans $80m special material base in China
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Dupont will invest over $80m to set up a new production base of special materials including engineering plastics at Zhangjiagang in...
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Germany's Evonik acquires PeroxyChem for $625m
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Evonik has signed a deal with One Equity Partners to acquire US-based PeroxyChem for $625m, the German specialty chemicals maker...
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Asia BG under pressure on soft feedstocks, ample supply
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia butyl glycol (BG) spot prices remain weak on sluggish sentiments amid feedstock softening, slow demand and ample supply,...
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China’s September toluene imports fall by 48% on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s toluene imports fell by 48% month on month in September, the latest official data showed.
September’s import volume stood... -
China's September imports of other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures down 24% on month
Singapore (ICIS)--China imported about 196,000 tonnes of other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures in September 2018, down by 24% month on month and down...
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S Korea's YNCC completes No 3 cracker turnaround
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Yeochun Naphtha Cracking Centre (YNCC)
Location: Yeosu, South Korea
Product:... -
Thailand's IVL Q3 net income surges amid higher production
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Indorama Ventures Ltd's (IVL) net profit surged in the third quarter as core earnings rose across all business segments and...
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Amendment to the EU gas directive in limbo
LONDON (ICIS)--A year after the European Commission proposed to amend the gas directive by extending its authority to all pipelines between the EU...
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East China xylene port inventories rise on weaker demand
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Xylene inventories at eastern China ports inventory at 20,500 tonnes in the week ended 8 November on weaker demand, according to...
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China benzene imports rose 15% in Sep month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Imports of benzene into China came in at 193,068 tonnes in September, according to China customs data.
This was around 15% higher... -
China October exports increase 15.6% on year, imports up 21.4%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s overall exports in October increased by 15.6% year on year to $217.3bn, according to preliminary government data released...
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East China toluene port inventories fall by 3.8%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Toluene inventories at ports in eastern China fell by 3.8% week on week to 17,900 tonnes in the week ended 8 November on nearly...
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Asia ABS extend losses on soft demand, weak feedstock
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) prices extended losses this week on persistently tepid demand in the key Chinese...
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China October crude imports hit historical high at 40.8m tonnes
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China imported 40.8m tonnes of crude in October - a historical high - which is up by 31.5% year on year and 9.6% month on month,...
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PetroChina cuts east China benzene list price by CNY300/tonne
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--PetroChina cut its benzene list price for east China on Thursday by yuan (CNY) 300/tonne ($43/tonne) to CNY6,000/tonne, a company...
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China's Jan-Sept ethylene imports up 16% year on year
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s ethylene imports grew by 16% year on year in the first three quarters of 2018, according to China customs data.
Nearly... -
Details awaited on buyer of Toshiba’s US LNG operations
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--LNG market watchers are waiting to hear the identity of the buyer(s) of Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corp’s US LNG operations...
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China TDI to stay weak as supplies build; demand remains sluggish
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) domestic prices continued to spiral downwards with no end in sight for the near term as supply...
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Japan's Toshiba confirms exiting US LNG business
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Japan’s Toshiba Corp on 8 November confirmed it will sell all of its holdings in Toshiba America LNG (TAL) Corp by the end of the...
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Plant status: China's Nantong Xingchen cuts BPA plant run rate to 50%
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Nantong Xingchen Synthetic Material
Location: Nantong, Jiangsu
Product: Bisphenol A... -
Plant status: Thailand's IVL shuts fibres line after minor fire
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Indorama Ventures (IVL)
Location: Map Ta Phut, Rayong, Thailand
Product: Polyester... -
NOON SNAPSHOT - Asia Markets Summary
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Asia noon snapshot Thursday 08 November 2018.
Product
Latest
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Change
Brent January
72.01
72.07
-0.06
WTI December... -
China September DEG imports fall 2.5% month on month
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s diethylene glycol (DEG) imports in September fell by 2.5% month on month to 62,553 tonnes, official data showed.
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China imposes anti-dumping duties on S Korea, Japan NBR from 9 Nov
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China will impose anti-dumping duties (ADDs) on acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) imported from South Korea and Japan for five...
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China’s Sinopec cuts benzene list prices to CNY6,000/tonne
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--China’s Sinopec has cut its domestic benzene list price by yuan (CNY) 300/tonne, a company source said on Thursday.
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Plant status: China’s Pucheng Clean Energy CTO unit remains shut
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Co
Location: Weinan, Shaanxi, China
Product: Ethylene,... -
Plant status: China's Sinopec Yangzi shuts No 2 PTA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical
Location: Nanjing, China
Product: Purified Terephthalic Acid... -
Plant status: China's Yisheng Dahua Petrochemical to shut No 1 PTA unit
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Yisheng Dahua Petrochemical
Location: Dalian, China
Product: Purified Terephthalic Acid... -
Plant status: China’s Sinopec Mitsubishi shuts BPA plant
SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Here is a plant status report:
Name: Sinopec Mitsubishi Chemical
Location: Beijing, China
Product: Bisphenol A
Capacity... -
US Kronos Q3 income falls 56% on lower sales
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Kronos Worldwide’s Q3 net income slumped by 56% year on year, mostly because of weaker sales.
The following table summarises Kronos’... -
NBP: Stronger energy complex pushes gas curve higher
LONDON (ICIS)--A stronger day of trade across the wider energy complex lifted contracts trading on the British NBP market during 7 November.
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NYMEX: US gas futures flat, colder weather eyed
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US natural gas futures settled flat on 7 November after a slight decrease the previous trading session with gains made this week...
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US ethane should remain volatile next year – Dow
HOUSTON (ICIS)--US ethane markets should remain volatile for a year before relenting some time in 2020 as more becomes available, an executive with...
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Brazil Oxiteno Q2 income rises on higher sales
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Brazilian specialty chemicals producer Oxiteno’s Q3 operating income rose sharply from the same time in 2017, mostly because sales...
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US Dow expects oil to be tight next year
HOUSTON (ICIS)--Global oil markets should be tight next year before softening somewhat in 2020, an executive with DowDuPont said on...
