Sample Market News

• 25 Jun 15, 12:09 pm    Phenol Acetone plant to be shut by Kingboard Chemical
• 25 Jun 15, 12:08 pm    MEG plant shut by Tianjin Petrochem
• 24 Jun 15, 12:12 pm    Nan Ya Plastics to restart its MEG plant
• 24 Jun 15, 12:11 pm    Close up of Jeddah Refinery postponed by Saudi Aramco
• 24 Jun 15, 12:10 pm    Eight New Refineries built by Iran
• 24 Jun 15, 12:10 pm    Fire control by Rosneft without affecting any production plan
• 24 Jun 15, 12:09 pm    Crude values increased on Tuesday (24.06.2015)
• 23 Jun 15, 12:51 pm    SM plant likely to be restarted by Idemitsu SM Malaysia
• 23 Jun 15, 12:49 pm    Phenol-Acetone plant set up by DNL
• 23 Jun 15, 12:48 pm    Cracker unit operated at educed rate by Idemitsu Kosan
• 23 Jun 15, 12:48 pm    Rosneft to buy 30% stake in ChemChina
• 23 Jun 15, 12:47 pm    Rosneft may purchase 49% stake in Essar refinery
• 23 Jun 15, 12:47 pm    Crude values increased marginally on Monday (23.06.2015)
• 22 Jun 15, 12:19 pm    Sasol Chemical and KCS signs agreement to raise petrochemical business in gulf region
• 22 Jun 15, 12:19 pm    Saudi Kayan delays maintenance of its petrochemical plants
• 22 Jun 15, 12:18 pm    Crude values lowered significantly on Friday (22.06.2015)
• 22 Jun 15, 12:17 pm    Cracker to restart by Mitsubishi Chemicals
• 20 Jun 15, 12:31 pm    Kearl Oil Sands Expansion Project started by Exxon Mobil Corp
• 20 Jun 15, 12:21 pm    YCCC shuts its Acetic acid plant
• 20 Jun 15, 12:21 pm    New plant set up by Lotte chemical with improve capacity
• 20 Jun 15, 12:19 pm    LG Chemical likely to shut its aromatic unit for maintenance
• 20 Jun 15, 12:18 pm    Polypropylene production started by MRPL
• 20 Jun 15, 12:17 pm    Fire at Idemitsu Kosan refinery at Chiba
• 19 Jun 15, 03:00 pm    China improves the Petrochemical sector
• 19 Jun 15, 03:00 pm    Naphtha export decreases in India
• 19 Jun 15, 02:59 pm    Crude values increased Thursday (19.06.2015)
• 19 Jun 15, 02:59 pm    SCG-Dow announced its maintenance schedule for 2016
• 18 Jun 15, 12:16 pm    SM plant shut by Formosa Corp
• 18 Jun 15, 12:15 pm    PTA plant to be started by Reliance in September
• 18 Jun 15, 12:15 pm    ACN lines are likely to be restarted by China’s Jilin Petrochemical
• 18 Jun 15, 12:14 pm    Porvoo refinery to be restarted by Neste
• 18 Jun 15, 12:14 pm    Crude values remained mixed on Wednesday (18.06.2015)
• 17 Jun 15, 12:28 pm    No.1 Cracker unit restarted by YNCC at superior rate
• 17 Jun 15, 12:27 pm    SM plant to be restarted by SMI after force majeure
• 17 Jun 15, 12:27 pm    SM plant to be shut by SCG-Dow Chemical
• 17 Jun 15, 12:26 pm    Crude values closed on higher margin on Tuesday
• 17 Jun 15, 12:25 pm    IOC in discussion to purchase Tamil Nadu petrochemical plant
• 17 Jun 15, 12:25 pm    SM plant restarted by Dushanzi Petrochemical
• 16 Jun 15, 02:35 pm    Acetic acid prices increased in domestic market
• 16 Jun 15, 02:35 pm    Crude values declined on Monday (16.06.2015)
• 16 Jun 15, 02:34 pm    Phenol/Acetone production to be discontinued by Haverhill
• 16 Jun 15, 02:33 pm    Styrene Monomer plant planned to be shut by Asahi Kasei
• 16 Jun 15, 02:32 pm    Idemitsu Kosan improved its cracker operations after restart
• 15 Jun 15, 12:42 pm    MEG prices reduced in domestic market
• 15 Jun 15, 12:42 pm    MEG plant operated at reduced rates by Huala Hengshengis
• 15 Jun 15, 12:41 pm    Crude values lowered on Friday (15.06.2015)
• 15 Jun 15, 12:41 pm    GPPC plans to shut its styrene monomer plant
• 15 Jun 15, 12:40 pm    Melamine Unit restarted by Zhongyuan Dahua
• 15 Jun 15, 12:39 pm    Formaldehyde price escalate in domestic market
• 15 Jun 15, 12:38 pm    Maleic Anhydride prices increased in domestic market
• 13 Jun 15, 12:39 pm    Cracker planned to be restarted by Chandra Asri
• 13 Jun 15, 12:38 pm    Phenol/ Acetone plant shut by Shiyou chemical
• 13 Jun 15, 12:37 pm    ACN plant to be shut by Daqing Petrochemical
• 13 Jun 15, 12:36 pm    Star-up of MEG plant delayed by OUCC
• 13 Jun 15, 12:36 pm    Isomer grade Mixed xylene unit to be shut by Taiyo Oil
• 13 Jun 15, 12:35 pm    FCFC shut its no 1 cracker unit for maintenance turnaround
• 12 Jun 15, 12:30 pm    Fushun petrochemical shut its ACN Plant
• 12 Jun 15, 12:29 pm    Naphtha cracker to be shut by Lotte chemical
• 12 Jun 15, 12:28 pm    HCP to restart its No.2 Para Xylene plant on June, 2015
• 12 Jun 15, 12:28 pm    INEOS declares force majeure at all its Ethylene Oxide plants for maintenance across Europe
• 12 Jun 15, 12:27 pm    Crude values lowered on Thursday (12.06.2015)
• 12 Jun 15, 12:26 pm    Methanol unit operated at stable rate by Ningxia Baofeng
• 11 Jun 15, 12:53 pm    Acrylonitrile prices floppy in Domestic market
• 11 Jun 15, 12:53 pm    MEG plant to be shut by TOCGC for maintenance turnaround
• 11 Jun 15, 12:52 pm    New Para Xylene plant to be started by Zhongjin
• 11 Jun 15, 12:51 pm    SM prices firms up in Asia (11.06.2015)
• 11 Jun 15, 12:51 pm    FCFC to shut no 2 Para Xylene plant for maintenance turnaround
• 11 Jun 15, 12:50 pm    Methanol market continued to remain flat in Asian market
• 11 Jun 15, 12:49 pm    Crude values were assessed higher on Wednesday (11.06.2015)
• 10 Jun 15, 12:48 pm    Reliance operates its Alkyl Benzene plants at full capacity
• 10 Jun 15, 12:47 pm    Phthalic Anhydride prices reduced in domestic market
• 10 Jun 15, 12:47 pm    Maleic Anhydride prices declined in domestic market
• 10 Jun 15, 12:46 pm    Aromatic plant restarted by Cosmo Oil
• 10 Jun 15, 12:45 pm    IOC to expand its Panipat refinery
• 10 Jun 15, 12:45 pm    South Korea’s Samyang runs BPA plant at 100% following restart
• 10 Jun 15, 12:44 pm    Crude values were assessed higher on Tuesday(10.06.2015)
• 09 Jun 15, 01:48 pm    YNCC plans to resurrect its styrene monomer plant
• 09 Jun 15, 01:47 pm    Idemitsu Malaysia shut its Styrene Monomer plant
• 09 Jun 15, 01:46 pm    Crude values lowered on Monday (09.06.2015)
• 08 Jun 15, 12:46 pm    Crude values rise on Friday (08.06.2015)
• 08 Jun 15, 12:46 pm    Acetic acid plant Shut by Nanjing BYACO
• 08 Jun 15, 12:45 pm    ExxonMobil is planning to restart its Singapore Chemical Plant
• 06 Jun 15, 12:29 pm    Cracker restarted by BASF-Sinopec JV after maintenance
• 06 Jun 15, 12:28 pm    SM plant operated by Shandong Yuhuang increases its operation rate
• 05 Jun 15, 12:45 pm    OCU shut by Mitsui Chemical on 1 June
• 05 Jun 15, 12:41 pm    No.2 Aromatic Unit to be shut by FCFC for maintenance in July 2015
• 05 Jun 15, 12:40 pm    Styrene Monomer plant operated at narrow capacity by China's Secco
• 05 Jun 15, 12:40 pm    Crude values declined further on Thursday (05.06.2015)
• 05 Jun 15, 12:39 pm    One of the Para Xylene plant restarted at Kashima by JX Nippon Oil & Energy
• 05 Jun 15, 12:39 pm    MEG plant restarted by Yansab after maintenance
• 04 Jun 15, 12:27 pm    Crude values lowered on Wednesday (04.06.2015)
• 04 Jun 15, 12:27 pm    SM prices lowered significantly in Asia on back of rise in imports from US by China
• 04 Jun 15, 12:26 pm    Methanol plant at St.James, Texas has been challenged by environmental groups
• 04 Jun 15, 12:26 pm    Naphtha cracker shut by Chandra Asri
• 04 Jun 15, 12:25 pm    Force majeure on SM plant at Merak
• 03 Jun 15, 12:58 pm    New standards set for petrochemical plant in China
• 03 Jun 15, 12:26 pm    Idemitsu SM Malaysia to shut Styrene Monomer unit
• 03 Jun 15, 12:25 pm    OCU restarted by JX Nippon Oil & Energy
• 03 Jun 15, 12:24 pm    Kashima FCC shut by JX Nippon due to fire at No1 Unit
• 03 Jun 15, 12:23 pm    Crude values increased on Tuesday (03.05.2015)