Sample Market News

• 22 Jul 15, 12:45 pm    Methanol import amplified 35% in June
• 22 Jul 15, 12:44 pm    Crude values increased marginally on Tuesday (22.07.2015)
• 21 Jul 15, 12:56 pm    Aromatic plant likely to be operated at condensed rate by Japanese Idemitsu
• 21 Jul 15, 12:55 pm    On Monday, Unipetrol shuts its Ethylene Plant
• 21 Jul 15, 12:55 pm    Reliance to start PTA plant no 2 in September
• 21 Jul 15, 12:55 pm    Crude value lowered on Monday (21.7.15)
• 20 Jul 15, 12:31 pm    Naphtha Cracker to be restarted by Mitsui Chemicals
• 20 Jul 15, 12:30 pm    YNCCC to start its OCU unit
• 20 Jul 15, 12:30 pm    Denka announced its maintenance schedule for SM plant
• 18 Jul 15, 12:28 pm    Mitsubishi’s three Chemical Companies will combine into one chemical company
• 18 Jul 15, 12:27 pm    No.1 Steam Cracker to be restart by Formosa Petrochemical
• 18 Jul 15, 12:27 pm    Naphtha Cracker to be restart by Mitsui Chemical on 20 July
• 18 Jul 15, 12:25 pm    MEK price plunged on Friday (18.7.15)
• 18 Jul 15, 12:24 pm    Crude value lowered on Friday (18.7.15)
• 17 Jul 15, 12:32 pm    Fire at Guangzhou Huahong Oil in China
• 17 Jul 15, 12:31 pm    Crude values remained mixed on Thursday (17.07.2015)
• 17 Jul 15, 12:31 pm    Styrene Monomer prices inch lower in Asia
• 17 Jul 15, 12:30 pm    Acrylonitrile prices extensively lowered in domestic market
• 17 Jul 15, 12:29 pm    On Thursday morning Fire at China’s Shandong Rizho Shtar Technology
• 16 Jul 15, 12:41 pm    Crude values lowered heavily on Wednesday (16.07.2015)
• 16 Jul 15, 12:40 pm    INEOS on settlement with Sinopec over intellectual property dispute
• 16 Jul 15, 12:39 pm    BTX unit operated by Lotte Chemical at improve rate
• 16 Jul 15, 12:38 pm    BP plans to start its new No.3 PTA plant in July 2015
• 16 Jul 15, 12:37 pm    YNCC plans to launch its Olefins Conversion Unit
• 15 Jul 15, 12:37 pm    Iran concludes nuclear deal with European nation and US
• 15 Jul 15, 12:36 pm    India imposes anti-dumping duty on Phenol imports from South Africa
• 15 Jul 15, 12:35 pm    Crude oil looks to slump again
• 15 Jul 15, 12:33 pm    No.2 MEG plant restarted by Nan Ya Plastic
• 15 Jul 15, 12:33 pm    JG Summit operates its naphtha cracker at full rate
• 14 Jul 15, 11:57 am    MEG ACP price nominated by MEGlobal and SABIC
• 14 Jul 15, 11:56 am    Crude values lowered on Monday (14.07.2015)
• 13 Jul 15, 12:17 pm    Escalation in the domestic values of EDC
• 13 Jul 15, 12:16 pm    TASCO Chemical to shut its MEK unit
• 13 Jul 15, 12:15 pm    PTA plant to be started by JBF industries
• 13 Jul 15, 12:14 pm    Crude values remained mixed on Friday (13.07.2015)
• 11 Jul 15, 12:13 pm    MRPL to acquire petrochemical plant in Karnataka
• 11 Jul 15, 12:13 pm    GSFC planning to set up petrochemical urea complex at Dahej
• 10 Jul 15, 04:41 pm    Toluene prices pitched higher in Asian market
• 10 Jul 15, 04:40 pm    Crude values surged up in international market (10.07.2015)
• 10 Jul 15, 04:40 pm    Acetic acid plant to be recommence by Yankuang
• 10 Jul 15, 12:42 pm    New Ethylbenzene and styrene plant set up by CB&I
• 10 Jul 15, 12:39 pm    Spot prices of Naphtha pitch down in Asian market
• 09 Jul 15, 12:38 pm    Mitsui Chemical running its Osaka cracker at full rate
• 09 Jul 15, 12:37 pm    Phenol-Acetone plant operated by LG Chem at full capacity
• 09 Jul 15, 12:36 pm    In third Quarter IRCP plans to reduce run rate of refinery
• 09 Jul 15, 12:36 pm    Methanol declined in China
• 09 Jul 15, 12:35 pm    Crude value remained further mixed on Wednesday (09.07.2015)
• 08 Jul 15, 12:43 pm    Styrene unit to be shut by SMI in second half of August
• 08 Jul 15, 12:42 pm    Phenol/Acetone plant operated at full capacity by Kumho P&B Chemicals
• 08 Jul 15, 12:42 pm    At lower rate Acrylonitrile plant operated by Taekwang
• 08 Jul 15, 12:41 pm    Chlore-Alkali plant to be set up by two Indian companies
• 08 Jul 15, 12:41 pm    Shell plans to resume its Steam Cracker
• 08 Jul 15, 12:40 pm    Crude value remained mixed on Tuesday (08.07.2015)
• 07 Jul 15, 03:47 pm    SM values lowered heavily on Monday
• 07 Jul 15, 03:46 pm    Crude values declined heavily on Monday (07.07.2015)
• 07 Jul 15, 12:58 pm    New Propylene project completed by South Korea
• 07 Jul 15, 12:56 pm    SM plant restarted by Idemitsu
• 06 Jul 15, 12:42 pm    Crude values declined on Friday (06.07.2015)
• 06 Jul 15, 12:31 pm    Melamine plant shut by China’s Jiangsu
• 06 Jul 15, 12:30 pm    Methanol to Olefins plant started by Yangmei Hengtong
• 04 Jul 15, 12:51 pm    Fire at Hanwa chemical on Friday morning
• 04 Jul 15, 12:50 pm    Saudi Arabia to purchase Five more Oil Tanker from Hyundai
• 04 Jul 15, 12:49 pm    Trade rush to be witnessed in Iran very soon
• 04 Jul 15, 12:48 pm    By 2020 three petrochemical units to go on-stream by IOCL
• 03 Jul 15, 12:54 pm    PX plant restarted by JX Nippon
• 03 Jul 15, 12:53 pm    No plan to restart No. 2 Aromatic Unit by HCPC
• 03 Jul 15, 12:52 pm    Major PTA plants of China to cut their production rate
• 03 Jul 15, 12:52 pm    Crude values remained mixed on Thursday (03.07.2015)
• 02 Jul 15, 12:27 pm    Start up of Greenfield refinery delayed by Indian Oil
• 02 Jul 15, 12:26 pm    Shell chemical plan to set up Petrochemical Complex in Beaver
• 02 Jul 15, 12:25 pm    Tosoh plan to shut its Steam Cracker
• 02 Jul 15, 12:25 pm    SM plant to be restarted by Changzhou Donghao Petrochemical
• 02 Jul 15, 12:24 pm    Crude values lowered heavily on Wednesday (02.07.2015)
• 01 Jul 15, 12:34 pm    Crude Distillation Unit restarted by JX Nippon
• 01 Jul 15, 12:32 pm    Cracker unit restarted by Mitsubishi Chemical
• 01 Jul 15, 12:31 pm    Reliance planning to shut its crude distillation unit in July
• 01 Jul 15, 12:30 pm    Crude values set on rise on Tuesday (01.07.2015)
• 30 Jun 15, 12:07 pm    SM plant likely to be shut by TKSC
• 30 Jun 15, 12:06 pm    Acetic acid operated by Daicel chemical at condensed rate
• 30 Jun 15, 12:05 pm    PTT Phenol to start new Phenol-Acetone plant
• 30 Jun 15, 12:04 pm    Crude values declined on Monday (29.06.2015)
• 30 Jun 15, 12:04 pm    SM plant shut by Saudi Arabia’s Chevron
• 30 Jun 15, 12:03 pm    Toluene values lowered heavily in Asia
• 29 Jun 15, 12:36 pm    Ethylene values lowered on Friday on back of increased supply form Middle East
• 29 Jun 15, 12:35 pm    Crude values remained mixed on Friday (29.06.2015)
• 29 Jun 15, 12:35 pm    Jiangsu Sopo operates Acetic acid plant at full capacity
• 29 Jun 15, 12:34 pm    Ethylene Cracker to be start by Axiall Corp and & Lotte Chemical Corp
• 27 Jun 15, 12:28 pm    Phenol-Acetone plant to be restarted by Mitsubishi Chemical
• 27 Jun 15, 12:28 pm    Taiyo Petrochemical to shut its SM unit
• 27 Jun 15, 12:26 pm    Yangmei Hengtong MTO plant to be started by 28 June
• 26 Jun 15, 12:36 pm    Close up of Aromatic plant no.2 delayed by Samsung Total
• 26 Jun 15, 12:35 pm    After force majeure SM plant restarted by SMI
• 26 Jun 15, 12:34 pm    MEG plant close by Yanshan Petrochemical
• 26 Jun 15, 12:33 pm    Naphtha Cracker restarted by IOCL
• 26 Jun 15, 12:31 pm    Melamine plant shut by Khorasan Petrochemical Company
• 26 Jun 15, 12:31 pm    Crude values further lowered on Thursday (26.06.2015)
• 26 Jun 15, 12:30 pm    Mixed Xylene unit operated at reduced by Cosmo Oil
• 25 Jun 15, 12:12 pm    Fire at Petlin petrochemical plant in Malaysia
• 25 Jun 15, 12:11 pm    Crude values lowered on Wednesday (25.06.2015)
• 25 Jun 15, 12:10 pm    Protest against relocation of petrochemical plant in Shanghai