Sample Market News

• 05 Apr 16, 11:34 am    CNOOC and Shell finalizes to expand its Nanhai Ethylene cracker at Guangdong in China
• 05 Apr 16, 11:33 am    Crude oil prices plunged on Monday (4.4.16)
• 04 Apr 16, 12:14 pm    OUCC to shut MEG plant for maintenance
• 04 Apr 16, 12:13 pm    Crude oil prices remained mixed on Friday (1.4.16)
• 02 Apr 16, 12:11 pm    Ethane production likely to go up
• 02 Apr 16, 12:11 pm    MEGlobal to build new MEG plant in Texas
• 01 Apr 16, 12:43 pm    Crude Oil prices improved on Thursday after the switching between gains and losses
• 01 Apr 16, 12:43 pm    CPC shut down its RFCC unit for maintenance
• 31 Mar 16, 11:52 am    Second unit of Ineos at Grangemouth’s KG Ethylene plant will be back to production after 8 years
• 31 Mar 16, 11:51 am    Crude oil prices augmented on Wednesday (30.3.16)
• 30 Mar 16, 11:46 am    Shanghai Wujing plans to shut its Acetic Acid plant
• 30 Mar 16, 11:45 am    Crude oil prices declined on Tuesday (29.3.16)
• 29 Mar 16, 11:57 am    Crude oil prices declined on Monday (28.3.16)
• 29 Mar 16, 11:56 am    ORPIC plan to resume its PP plant
• 29 Mar 16, 11:56 am    MEG production to be restarted by Shell Singapore
• 28 Mar 16, 12:18 pm    Crude oil prices declined on Friday (2.3.16)
• 28 Mar 16, 12:18 pm    PCS to build new naphtha import facilities
• 26 Mar 16, 12:30 pm    Shanghai Secco Petrochemical shut its SM plant
• 26 Mar 16, 12:28 pm    YNCC shut its aromatic plant
• 25 Mar 16, 11:55 am    HPCL and GAIL quick to conclude locations for its refinery and petrochemical complex
• 25 Mar 16, 11:54 am    Crude oil prices revealed volatility through the week
• 23 Mar 16, 12:17 pm    Crude oil prices remained mixed on Tuesday (22.3.16)
• 23 Mar 16, 12:17 pm    No2 cracker to be restarted by YNCC
• 22 Mar 16, 12:02 pm    Mitsui Chemicals to shut its cracker for maintenance turnaround
• 22 Mar 16, 12:01 pm    Crude oil prices up on Monday (21.3.16)
• 21 Mar 16, 12:02 pm    Heavy rise in Phenol values in Asian market
• 21 Mar 16, 12:01 pm    Crude oil prices plunged on Friday (18.3.16)
• 18 Mar 16, 01:48 pm    Crude oil prices up on Thursday (18.3.16)
• 17 Mar 16, 01:59 pm    Crude oil prices up on Wednesday (16.3.16)
• 17 Mar 16, 01:58 pm    PTTGC to start production of aromatic and phenol plants
• 17 Mar 16, 01:57 pm    Naphtha cracker unit to be shut by Tosoh for maintenance
• 17 Mar 16, 01:56 pm    Sinopec Hubei to restart its MEG unit
• 17 Mar 16, 01:56 pm    Crude oil prices plunged on Tuesday (15.3.16)
• 15 Mar 16, 12:25 pm    MEG plant to be shut by Shell for maintenance
• 15 Mar 16, 12:24 pm    Crude oil prices plunged on Monday (14.3.16)
• 14 Mar 16, 12:11 pm    Crude oil prices escalated on Friday (11.3.16)
• 14 Mar 16, 12:11 pm    MEGlobal nominates its Asian Contract Prices of MEG for the month of April
• 12 Mar 16, 12:55 pm    Aromatic unit shut by Idemitsu Kosan for annual maintenance
• 12 Mar 16, 12:55 pm    Lotte Chemical plans to shut its BTX plant
• 11 Mar 16, 12:58 pm    Aromatic unit operated at full capacity by Thailand’s Rayong Olefins
• 11 Mar 16, 12:58 pm    YNCC to shut its unit no2 for maintenance turnaround
• 11 Mar 16, 12:57 pm    Crude oil prices plunged on meeting on output freeze hesitant
• 10 Mar 16, 12:54 pm    Aromatic unit no1 to be shut by Hanwha Total Chemicals
• 10 Mar 16, 12:53 pm    SMI shuts its SM plant
• 10 Mar 16, 12:52 pm    Crude oil prices improved on Wednesday (9.3.16)
• 09 Mar 16, 02:33 pm    Jiangsu Hengsheng recommence its Methanol plant
• 09 Mar 16, 02:33 pm    Indonesia to purchase crude from Iran
• 09 Mar 16, 02:32 pm    Crude oil prices declined on Tuesday (8.3.16)
• 08 Mar 16, 11:52 am    Cracker to be shut by Tosoh Corp of Japan
• 08 Mar 16, 11:51 am    Crude oil prices augmented on Monday (7.3.16)
• 07 Mar 16, 12:10 pm    Rise in crude values with inception of this week
• 07 Mar 16, 12:09 pm    Crude oil prices augmented on Friday (4.3.16)
• 05 Mar 16, 12:11 pm    Zhejiang Xingxing shut its MTO unit
• 05 Mar 16, 12:10 pm    SM January imports plunged
• 05 Mar 16, 12:09 pm    Formosa shuts its RFCC for maintenance
• 04 Mar 16, 12:51 pm    OCI operates its aromatic unit at full capacity
• 04 Mar 16, 12:50 pm    Crude oil prices followed volatile inclination through the week
• 03 Mar 16, 12:11 pm    Anti dumping duty to be imposed on imports of n Butanol from US, European Union and Singapore
• 03 Mar 16, 12:11 pm    Crude oil prices increased on Wednesday (2.3.16)
• 02 Mar 16, 12:26 pm    Methanol producers margin thump in Saudi Arabia
• 02 Mar 16, 12:25 pm    Tosoh plans to shut its cracker
• 02 Mar 16, 12:25 pm    Crude oil prices ascertained mixed on Tuesday (1.3.16)
• 01 Mar 16, 12:01 pm    China’s Zhongjin Petrochemical to restart its aromatic unit in March end
• 01 Mar 16, 12:00 pm    MTO plant to be shut by Xingxing due to technical glitch
• 01 Mar 16, 12:00 pm    YNCC plans to shut its Naphtha Cracker
• 01 Mar 16, 11:59 am    Crude oil prices escalated on Monday (29.3.16)
• 29 Feb 16, 12:15 pm    Lotte chemical plans to shut its cracker
• 29 Feb 16, 12:15 pm    Showa Denko to take its VAM plant off-stream
• 29 Feb 16, 12:14 pm    Crude oil prices plunged on Friday (26.2.16)
• 27 Feb 16, 02:11 pm    Hanwha Chem plans to shut its VCM plant
• 27 Feb 16, 02:10 pm    CPC aromatic unit operated at 80%of its capacity
• 27 Feb 16, 02:10 pm    MTO plant operated by Xingxing at 90% of its capacity
• 26 Feb 16, 06:30 pm    BCPL shut down its Ethylene cracker due to technical glitch
• 26 Feb 16, 06:30 pm    TDI unit shut by Mitsui Chemicals
• 26 Feb 16, 06:29 pm    Methanol plant restarted by QAFAC of Qatar
• 26 Feb 16, 06:29 pm    Crude oil prices escalated on Thursday (25.2.16)
• 24 Feb 16, 12:42 pm    FCFC operates its aromatic at full capacity
• 24 Feb 16, 12:40 pm    ORPIC shut its Sohar based refinery
• 24 Feb 16, 12:40 pm    Crude oil prices plunged on Tuesday (23.2.16)
• 23 Feb 16, 12:02 pm    Aromatic unit operated at full capacity by PTTGC group of Thailand
• 23 Feb 16, 12:02 pm    Air Liquide of France and Iran plans to set up Propylene via Methanol (PVM) plant
• 23 Feb 16, 12:01 pm    Crude oil prices escalated on Monday (22.2.16)
• 22 Feb 16, 12:28 pm    Pacific Northwest can be next major hub for methanol production
• 22 Feb 16, 12:27 pm    Asahimas Chemical shipped the first PVC
• 22 Feb 16, 12:26 pm    Crude oil prices tumble on Friday (19.2.16)
• 20 Feb 16, 12:53 pm    Jiangsu Leasty Chemical running SM plant lower rate
• 20 Feb 16, 12:52 pm    PPCL plans to begin new Phenol plant
• 19 Feb 16, 01:08 pm    SKGC maintains TDP operating rates at full capacity
• 19 Feb 16, 01:07 pm    Swiss company Sulzer ready to transfer petchem technology to Iran
• 19 Feb 16, 01:07 pm    Crude oil prices remained volatile
• 18 Feb 16, 12:35 pm    Methanol plant shut by PT Kaltim of Indonesia
• 18 Feb 16, 12:34 pm    Zhongjin Petrochemical plans to restart its aromatic unit
• 18 Feb 16, 12:33 pm    Crude oil prices soar on Wednesday (17.2.16)
• 17 Feb 16, 12:34 pm    Petramina seeks external funding to upgrade its refinery project in Thailand
• 17 Feb 16, 12:33 pm    Crude oil prices remained unchanged on Monday (15.2.16)
• 17 Feb 16, 12:33 pm    New cracker to be started by Asahi Kasei
• 17 Feb 16, 12:32 pm    BASF of Germany to invest 4 billion dollar in Iran petchem industry
• 17 Feb 16, 12:31 pm    Crude oil prices condensed on Tuesday (16.2.16)
• 15 Feb 16, 12:24 pm    ISM likely to shut its SM plant for maintenance turnaround
• 15 Feb 16, 12:23 pm    Oil further lowers on back of weak Chinese data