Sample Market News

• 04 May 15, 12:34 pm    SDK agrees to transfer Phenolic Resins business to Aica Kogyo
• 04 May 15, 12:31 pm    Crude prices declines on Friday (04.05.2015)
• 02 May 15, 11:59 am    By 2020 India’s petrochemical sector to reach $100 billion
• 02 May 15, 11:58 am    Samsung's chemical units to be renamed as Hanwha affiliates
• 01 May 15, 11:52 am    Crude prices increases on Thursday (01.05.2015)
• 01 May 15, 11:51 am    Sinopec nominates PTA and MEG contract prices for the month of May
• 01 May 15, 11:51 am    PTA plant running a full capacity by Hailun Petrochemical
• 01 May 15, 11:50 am    Methanex announced ACP for the month of May
• 30 Apr 15, 12:04 pm    Zargos Petrochemical shuts Methanol plant no 1
• 30 Apr 15, 12:03 pm    Mitsubishi Chemical to shut Phenol-Acetone plant for maintenance turnaround
• 30 Apr 15, 12:02 pm    Idemitsu Kosan to restart SM plant
• 30 Apr 15, 12:01 pm    Crude price increases on Wednesday (30.04.2015)
• 29 Apr 15, 12:40 pm    Styrene Monomer plant operated at full capacity by Lotte Chemical
• 29 Apr 15, 12:39 pm    Naphtha Cracker to be restarted by Samsung Total
• 29 Apr 15, 12:39 pm    JX Nippon Oil and Energy shuts its Para Xylene plant for maintenance turnaround
• 29 Apr 15, 12:38 pm    Crude prices remained mixed on Tuesday (29.04.2015)
• 28 Apr 15, 12:30 pm    SM plant shut by Tianjin Dagu for annual maintenance
• 28 Apr 15, 12:30 pm    China to build $2 billion refinery in Russia
• 28 Apr 15, 12:29 pm    Crude processing started at Paradip refinery by IOC
• 28 Apr 15, 12:28 pm    Crude price remained lower on Monday (28.04.2015)
• 27 Apr 15, 12:52 pm    Indian government extends anti-dumping on Acetone imports from China and Saudi Arabia
• 27 Apr 15, 12:49 pm    Acetic Acid plant restarted by Sipchem
• 27 Apr 15, 12:49 pm    Crude price remained mixed on Friday (27.04.2015)
• 27 Apr 15, 12:47 pm    New Bisphenol-A (BPA) plant started by Chang Chuan Chemical in China
• 25 Apr 15, 01:04 pm    JX Nippon likely to shut its naphtha cracker unit for maintenance
• 25 Apr 15, 01:03 pm    Idemitsu nominates Para Xylene ACP for the month of May
• 25 Apr 15, 01:03 pm    Methanol plant no2. restarted by Petronas
• 24 Apr 15, 11:35 am    Mitsuibishi Chemicals to shut its Phenol-Acetone plant for maintenance turnaround
• 24 Apr 15, 11:34 am    Lotte Chemical to restart SM plant
• 24 Apr 15, 11:34 am    Crude price rises significantly on Thursday (24.04.2015)
• 23 Apr 15, 12:44 pm    Europe and US to begin petrochemical talks with Iran
• 23 Apr 15, 12:44 pm    GNFC to shut TDI plant for maintenance
• 23 Apr 15, 12:42 pm    Crude price increases on Wednesday (23.04.2015)
• 23 Apr 15, 12:41 pm    YNCC shuts no1 Aromatic unit for maintenance turnaround
• 22 Apr 15, 12:33 pm    Cracker to be shut by JX Nippon
• 22 Apr 15, 12:32 pm    Crude prices lowered on Tuesday (22.04.2015)
• 22 Apr 15, 12:32 pm    Fire at Jiangsu Huachang plant in Zhang Jiagang
• 21 Apr 15, 01:03 pm    Oil prices remained stable on Monday (21.04.2015)
• 21 Apr 15, 01:02 pm    Yet another explosion in chemical plant in China
• 21 Apr 15, 01:01 pm    LG Chem restarted its SM plant
• 21 Apr 15, 01:00 pm    EDC plant to undergo maintenance by Asahimas
• 20 Apr 15, 12:55 pm    Formaldehyde prices increased in the domestic market (20.04.2015)
• 20 Apr 15, 12:54 pm    Major fire broke out at chemical plant in Dahej, Gujarat
• 20 Apr 15, 12:54 pm    Oil prices lowered on Friday(20.04.2015)
• 20 Apr 15, 12:53 pm    Restart of cracker plant no2 delayed by Dow at Terneuzen
• 18 Apr 15, 12:30 pm    MEG prices nominated by SABIC for the month of May
• 18 Apr 15, 12:29 pm    Methanol prices rise in Asia
• 18 Apr 15, 12:29 pm    Constraint in the supply of natural gas affects the methanol production in Trinidad
• 17 Apr 15, 12:33 pm    Benzene prices reached highest range in last 5 months
• 17 Apr 15, 12:32 pm    Celanese and Mitsui join hands for Methanol plant in Texas
• 17 Apr 15, 12:32 pm    BASF started construction of chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh
• 17 Apr 15, 12:31 pm    Crude price further toughen on Thursday (17.04.2015)
• 16 Apr 15, 02:19 pm    Crude prices increases on Tuesday (15.04.2015)
• 16 Apr 15, 12:42 pm    Phenol prices increases in the domestic market
• 16 Apr 15, 12:41 pm    Crude prices reaches the highest level in three weeks on Tuesday (15.04.2015)
• 16 Apr 15, 12:41 pm    Aromatic plant no3 to be shut by CPC
• 15 Apr 15, 12:52 pm    India imposes anti-dumping duty on PTA imported from South Korea and Thailand
• 15 Apr 15, 12:51 pm    Petrochemical production to increase in UAE
• 15 Apr 15, 12:50 pm    GPIC to shut its plants for maintenance turnaround
• 15 Apr 15, 12:49 pm    Melamine plant restarted by Japan’s Mitsui Chemicals
• 14 Apr 15, 12:29 pm    Benzene prices reaches at highest level in last 4 months
• 14 Apr 15, 12:28 pm    Styrene prices rises in Asia (14.04.2015)
• 14 Apr 15, 12:28 pm    Crude prices increases on Monday (14.04.2015)
• 13 Apr 15, 12:24 pm    Mitsubishi to built Methanol and DME plant in Trinidad and Tobago
• 13 Apr 15, 12:24 pm    Aromatic plant at Tenglong to remain shut after fire mishap
• 13 Apr 15, 12:23 pm    Crude price edge higher on Friday (13.04.2015)
• 11 Apr 15, 12:48 pm    S-Oil accelerates the construction of new petrochemical plant in Ulsan
• 11 Apr 15, 12:47 pm    China’s Jiaxing Xing Xing MTO plant started its operations
• 11 Apr 15, 12:38 pm    PTA plant commissioned by Reliance
• 10 Apr 15, 11:39 am    Idemitsu Kosan to shut its naphtha cracker for maintenance turnaround
• 10 Apr 15, 11:39 am    LG Chem to restart Styrene plant
• 10 Apr 15, 11:38 am    Iran to complete several new petrochemical plants by 2016
• 10 Apr 15, 11:36 am    Crude prices get higher on Thursday (10.04.2015)
• 09 Apr 15, 12:46 pm    Crude prices lowered in Asia on Wednesday (09.04.2015)
• 09 Apr 15, 12:45 pm    Indian Oil Corporation to set up new petrochemical plants
• 09 Apr 15, 12:45 pm    China’s Jiaxing Xing Xing delays MTO plant startup on technical difficulties
• 08 Apr 15, 12:19 pm    Naphtha cracker to be started by LG Chem at Daesan
• 08 Apr 15, 12:19 pm    Crude price rises further on Tuesday (08.04.2015)
• 08 Apr 15, 12:18 pm    ACN plant is likely to be shut by Tongsuh Petrochemical
• 08 Apr 15, 12:18 pm    SM plant to be shut by Idemitsu Kosan for maintenance turnaround
• 08 Apr 15, 12:17 pm    Explosion at Aromatic plant in China
• 07 Apr 15, 12:53 pm    Crude price rises significantly on Monday (07.04.2015)
• 07 Apr 15, 12:52 pm    Sinopec Cangzhou shut its refinery for maintenance
• 07 Apr 15, 12:51 pm    Jilin Petrochemical to shut Phenol-Acetone plant
• 07 Apr 15, 12:51 pm    Polypropylene unit inaugurated at MRPL
• 06 Apr 15, 12:36 pm    Methanol prices pitched up in Asia
• 06 Apr 15, 12:36 pm    Petrochemical Park planned near Kochi refinery
• 06 Apr 15, 12:35 pm    Capacity to be increased for Singapore based Petrochemical plan by Shell
• 06 Apr 15, 12:35 pm    Iran set to increase its annual petrochemical export to Europe
• 04 Apr 15, 12:10 pm    BASF-YPC shuts naphtha cracker for maintenance turnaround
• 04 Apr 15, 12:09 pm    Commercial production of Phenol started at CEPSA Chemical
• 03 Apr 15, 12:43 pm    Asahi Kasei likely to shut SM plant for maintenance
• 03 Apr 15, 12:42 pm    Toluene prices increases in Asia (03.04.2015)
• 03 Apr 15, 12:42 pm    Crude prices declined on Thursday (03.04.2015)
• 02 Apr 15, 12:34 pm    JAPEX gets loan guarantee for Shale development and production by JOGMEC
• 02 Apr 15, 12:33 pm    Chiba refinery of Idemitsu to curtail its output
• 02 Apr 15, 12:33 pm    Crude prices rise on Wednesday (02.04.2015)
• 01 Apr 15, 12:37 pm    Acetic Acid plant shut down by Chang Chun Petrochemical
• 01 Apr 15, 12:37 pm    Sinopec and ExxonMobil to work jointly on the development of Methanol to Olefin Technology
• 01 Apr 15, 12:36 pm    Qatar to invest 5 billion dollar in Shandong Dongming Petchem