A late burst of wintry weather in Northwest Europe is giving trading in the inland spot market for propane a boost after a season of lower-than-expected demand, according to market sources. "German middle men are covering as I think we all thought winter was done," a market source said. That has resulted in more spot buying, with [...]
Looking back to the domestic MMA market in 2017, the overall ten-month rise is encouraging.In the first half of 2017, there were a series of overhauls and force majeure events in MMA installations. As a result of the combination of the two factors, global MMA supply is short and the panic of short supply spread [...]
US propylene production totaled 8.352 billion lb in the fourth quarter of 2017, up more than 530 million lb from the Q3 total of 7.822 billion lb, data from the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers showed Wednesday. Fourth quarter production was up 452 million lb from Q4 2016 output of almost 7.90 billion lb, according [...]