Plant status: Braskem restarts HDPE/LLDPE swing plant in Santo Andre, Brazil after planned maintenance
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Here is a plant status report: Name: Braskem [...]
NYMEX: US natural gas futures fall further on limited weather demand
– US natural gas futures dropped again on 4 October, [...]
US ethylene contract price rises while spot values plummet
HOUSTON (ICIS)–US September ethylene contract prices settled higher due to [...]
Verde AgriTech successfully renegotiates loans with their creditors in Brazil
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Fertilizer producer Verde AgriTech has announced a successful renegotiation [...]
Mexico PP domestic prices fall tracking propylene
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Domestic polypropylene (PP) prices dropped in Mexico tracking [...]
Mexico domestic PE prices fall on ample supply, soft demand
SAO PAULO (ICIS)–Domestic polyethylene (PE) prices fell in Mexico on [...]
US styrene prices see decline on continued weak demand
HOUSTON (ICIS)–September US styrene contract prices were finalized at a [...]
Australia Centrex Limited partner Cleveland Bay Chemical award grant to construct new facility
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Australian producer Centrex Limited announced their memorandum of understanding [...]
SHIPPING: With strike over, some US ports extending gate hours; container rates fall further
HOUSTON (ICIS)–With the suspension of the strike at US Gulf [...]
CRUDE SUMMARY: Oil benchmarks track higher with large weekly gain amid supply disruption fears
Surging freight rates to encourage barrels to trade locally Better-than-expected [...]