Under the support of the terminal market demand, the MMA market will remain stable in 2018
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 [...]
US propylene production edges higher for Q4 2017: AFPM
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 [...]
Double positive stimulus, toluene market in Asia rapidly developed on January
Prices of toluene in Asia recently showed a rapid sharp rise in the trend. Up to the close on the 26th, FOB Korea toluene prices closed at 756.5 US dollars / ton, up 61.5 US [...]
USGC spot polymer-grade propylene prices fall 9.4% Monday
US spot polymer-grade propylene prices continued to edge lower Monday, shedding an additional 9.4% from Friday's assessment amid continued talk of improving supply and weaker demand from downstream producers. S&P Global Platts assessed prompt-month PGP [...]
Intermediates
The MEG market is balanced after consecutive price increases in recent weeks on strong demand for both anti-freeze and PET. Some players are expecting an increase in the cost of feedstock ethylene when its monthly [...]
Methanol and MTBE
Sentiment for the European methanol market moving into February has been positive and seems likely to shore up fundamentals in the week ahead. The Asian market has cooled somewhat as [...]