Sample Market News

• 02 Jun 15, 12:07 pm    Crude values lowered on Monday (02.06.2015)
• 02 Jun 15, 12:06 pm    Iran’s petrochemical production to reach 180 million tonnes despite of sanctions
• 02 Jun 15, 12:04 pm    Thai Para Xylene plant to be shut by in June 2015
• 01 Jun 15, 12:45 pm    Mitsubishi and Asahi Kasei jointly to built up a cracker at Japan
• 01 Jun 15, 12:42 pm    Crude values increased significantly on Friday (01.05.2015)
• 01 Jun 15, 12:41 pm    Methanex announced its Asian contract prices for the month of June 2015
• 01 Jun 15, 12:39 pm    SM spot prices toppled in Asia
• 01 Jun 15, 12:39 pm    Nan Ya Plastics is likely to shut its MEG plant No.4
• 01 Jun 15, 12:38 pm    New MEG plant is likely to be started by Morvarid Petrochemical in July
• 30 May 15, 02:31 pm    ACN plant is likely to be shut by DSM
• 30 May 15, 02:28 pm    Acetic Acid plant operated by Fanavaran at condensed rates
• 30 May 15, 02:27 pm    MEG plant restarted by Sinopec Petrochemical
• 29 May 15, 12:40 pm    Crude values augmented on Thursday (29.05.2015)
• 29 May 15, 12:40 pm    No2. Aromatic unit to be shut by PTTGC for maintenance in the month of Nov
• 29 May 15, 12:39 pm    China imported heavy amount of Styrene Monomer from US in the month of April
• 29 May 15, 12:38 pm    Taiyo Petrochemical to shut SM plant for maintenance
• 28 May 15, 12:36 pm    Crude prices continued to decline on Wednesday (28.05.2015)
• 28 May 15, 12:36 pm    Petrochemical production to remain on halt by TPPI
• 28 May 15, 12:35 pm    Aromatic capacity doubled by Taiyo Oil with an upgraded UOP technology
• 28 May 15, 12:34 pm    Iran plans to commission new petrochemical units
• 28 May 15, 12:33 pm    Daesan cracker restarted by Hanwha Total Petrochemical
• 27 May 15, 12:19 pm    Phenol-acetone plant operated at full capacity by LG Chem
• 27 May 15, 12:18 pm    Para Xylene capacity to be expanded by Reliance at its Jamnagar refinery
• 27 May 15, 12:18 pm    Crude prices further lowered on Tuesday (27.05.2015)
• 27 May 15, 12:18 pm    Pars Petrochemical to restarts SM plant
• 27 May 15, 12:17 pm    Naphtha Cracker planned to be taken off-stream by Mitsui Chem.
• 27 May 15, 12:16 pm    New oil refinery planned to be started by VNHK
• 26 May 15, 12:22 pm    Refinery planned to be shut by Daqing Petrochemical
• 26 May 15, 12:21 pm    Exxonmobil rejects claim of lobbying US government on Iran sanctions
• 26 May 15, 12:20 pm    Crude prices remained mixed on Monday (26.05.2015)
• 26 May 15, 12:19 pm    JX Nippon has nominated its PX Asian contract prices for the month of June
• 26 May 15, 12:18 pm    Kumho P&B has operates its solvents plant at full capacity
• 25 May 15, 12:37 pm    Iran to boost petrochemical production by 9,00,000 tons
• 25 May 15, 12:36 pm    Crude price declined on Friday (25.05.2015)
• 25 May 15, 12:35 pm    Phenol-Acetone plant operates at full capacity after restart by PTT Phenol
• 23 May 15, 12:35 pm    Ethylene plant likely to be restarted by Exxonmobil
• 23 May 15, 12:35 pm    Petrochemical plant to be built by South Korea’s Daewoo, Daelim for S-Oil
• 23 May 15, 12:34 pm    Force majeure announced on Ethylene cracker at Repsol
• 22 May 15, 12:01 pm    Alpha olefins unit likely to be restarted by CP Chem
• 22 May 15, 12:00 pm    MEG plant operated by ZRCC at lower rate
• 22 May 15, 11:59 am    Methanol plant to be restarted by BMC
• 22 May 15, 11:59 am    Crude prices continue to rise further on Thursday (22.05.2015)
• 21 May 15, 12:33 pm    Crude price rises on Wednesday (21.05.2015)
• 21 May 15, 12:33 pm    SM plant to remain off-stream in first half of 2015
• 21 May 15, 12:32 pm    Aromatic plant to be restarted by Hyundai Cosmo
• 21 May 15, 12:31 pm    Toluene prices plummeted in Asia (21.05.2015)
• 21 May 15, 12:30 pm    Olefins plant shut by Napthachimie in third week of May
• 20 May 15, 12:49 pm    YNCC to restart its SM plant after maintenance
• 20 May 15, 12:47 pm    SATORP has no plans to turn aromatics unit in 2015
• 20 May 15, 12:46 pm    MEG plant operated by Hualu-Hengsheng at condensed rates
• 20 May 15, 12:44 pm    Start-up of petrochemical complex delayed by Petronas of Malaysia
• 20 May 15, 12:43 pm    Crude prices lowered heavily on Tuesday (20.05.2015)
• 19 May 15, 12:25 pm    Phenol market declines in Asian market
• 19 May 15, 12:24 pm    Crude price further declined on Monday (19.05.2015)
• 19 May 15, 12:24 pm    PTT Global seeks new partner for $5.7 billion petrochemical complex in US
• 19 May 15, 12:23 pm    Asia Benzene prices dip below toluene on oversupply, lower US prices
• 18 May 15, 12:56 pm    Two Crude unit shuts by Petro china Dalian
• 18 May 15, 12:55 pm    Cracker unit to be restarted by Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan
• 18 May 15, 12:55 pm    Feasibility study completed by HPCL for PCPIR Greenfield refinery
• 18 May 15, 12:54 pm    Crude price lowers further on Friday (18.05.2015)
• 16 May 15, 12:34 pm    YNCC to shut its cracker unit for maintenance turnaround
• 16 May 15, 12:33 pm    Cracker unit to be restarted by JX Nippon Oil
• 16 May 15, 12:29 pm    Styrene spot prices spike in Asia
• 16 May 15, 12:28 pm    Benzene exports up in South Korea
• 16 May 15, 12:28 pm    SM plant close by Idemitsu SM Malaysia in johor
• 15 May 15, 12:08 pm    The styrene plant shut by Saudi Arabian Chevron
• 15 May 15, 12:08 pm    Idemitsu Kosan delays restart of SM plant
• 15 May 15, 12:07 pm    Force majeure declared at Cepsa’s Phenol Acetone plant at Huvela
• 14 May 15, 12:16 pm    Phenol-Acetone plant to be shut by PTT
• 14 May 15, 12:16 pm    Jilin Petrochemical operates its MIBK plant at condensed rates
• 14 May 15, 12:15 pm    Crude price declined on Wednesday (14.05.2015)
• 14 May 15, 12:14 pm    MEGlobal raises MEG ACP June contract prices
• 14 May 15, 12:13 pm    Styrene monomer (SM) plant shut by Iran’s Pars Petrochemical
• 13 May 15, 02:20 pm    Petrochemical prices sharply escalate in global market previous month
• 13 May 15, 02:20 pm    Japanese Sumitomo Chemical put down its Chiba cracker enduringly
• 12 May 15, 12:23 pm    Singapore Chemical plant to undergo maintenance on 1 May 2015
• 12 May 15, 12:22 pm    HCP to restart Para Xylene plant
• 12 May 15, 12:21 pm    Crude price declined on Monday (12.05.2015)
• 12 May 15, 12:20 pm    Aromatic unit no 1 shut by YNCC for maintenance turnaround
• 11 May 15, 12:38 pm    Yangzi Petrochemical to restart its EG plant in May end
• 11 May 15, 12:37 pm    Styrene prices face an upward pressure in European market
• 11 May 15, 12:36 pm    Cracker restarted by Chevron Philips after maintenance
• 11 May 15, 12:35 pm    Crude price remained mixed on Friday (11.05.2015)
• 09 May 15, 12:22 pm    Ethylene plant restart delayed by JX Nippon
• 09 May 15, 12:21 pm    Nanjing crackers operated at full capacity by Yangzi Petrochemicals
• 09 May 15, 12:21 pm    SM plant to be restarted by Hanwha Total Petrochemical
• 08 May 15, 12:47 pm    Tenglong Aromatic unit to remain shut for 6 months post blast
• 08 May 15, 12:46 pm    Crude prices witnessed downfall on Thursday (08.05.2015)
• 07 May 15, 12:42 pm    Propylene recovery unit commissioned by Indian Oil Corporation
• 07 May 15, 12:41 pm    Crude prices rises on Wednesday (07.05.2015)
• 07 May 15, 12:41 pm    GNFC restarted TDI plant after brief maintenance
• 07 May 15, 12:40 pm    MEG prices soared up in Asia
• 06 May 15, 12:35 pm    Aromatic plant to go off-stream by Thai PX
• 06 May 15, 12:34 pm    Equate shut MEG plant no 2 for maintenance
• 06 May 15, 12:33 pm    Crude prices rises on Tuesday (06.05.2015)
• 05 May 15, 12:05 pm    EDC prices amplify in domestic market
• 05 May 15, 12:04 pm    IPA prices escalate in domestic market (05.05.2015)
• 05 May 15, 12:03 pm    Shortage of material shoot up the price of MEK
• 05 May 15, 12:03 pm    N-Butanol prices turn down in domestic market
• 04 May 15, 12:35 pm    Celanese initiated its Vinyl Acetate Ethylene emulsions manufacturing at Singapore unit