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(ICIS) -- Asian expandable polystyrene (EPS) makers have raised their offers to around $1,600/tonne (┬1,184/tonne) this week, as a continued spike in feedstock costs are squeezing their margins, indus...
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(ICIS) -- US propylene contracts for February settled flat, market sources said on Wednesday, confirming that a hold-out producer had agreed to the rollover. The settlement kept polymer grade propylen...
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(ICIS) -- AkzoNobel swung to a net income of ┬162m ($219m) in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with a loss of ┬60m in the same period a year earlier, on the back of higher demand, the Dutch paints...
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Import supplies of PP to the Russian market in January reduced more than twice and made 13.3 KT, according to MRC DataScope.Expectedly serious reduction of supplies fell at raffia from...
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Import supplies of pipe HDPE to the Russian market in January reduced by 25% compared to December and made 4.6 KT, according to MRC analysts. Starting from October, the period of peak...
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(ICIS) -- US ethylene offers shot up on Tuesday afternoon following the fire at an Enterprise Products natural gas liquids (NGL) complex in Mont Belvieu, Texas, sources said. Ethylene for February was...
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(Bloomberg) -- Dow Chemical Co. started a naphtha cracker at its Terneuzen chemicals site in the Netherlands on Feb. 5 to Feb. 6 following planned maintenance.⌠The cracker started up over the weekend ...
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Reduction in EPS stocks as well as limited imported supplies will result in considerable growth of prices for the product in the Russian market by the end of February, according to MRC...
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(Arabian oil and gas) -- Dow Chemical Company net profit in 2010 has increased to US$2.32bn, up significantly from $676m in 2009, the company said in statement. The fourth quarter 2010 surged to $513m...
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(Arabian Oil and Gas) -- A maritime security alert has been issued for the Indian Ocean following the hijack in the early hours of February 8 of an Italian-flagged oil tanker the MV Savina Caylyn, own...
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(Arabian Oil and Gas) -- Hertel OTC, the industrial painting and insulation specialist, has won a contract to paint 67,000 m2 of piping and equipment and 26,000 m2 of pipe supports and steel structure...
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(LANXESS) -- Specialty chemicals company Lanxess AG is to increase its prices for Durethan Compounds (Polyamide Compounds, PA) and Pocan Compounds (Polybutylenterephthalate Compounds, PBT) in Europe, ...
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(ICIS) -- Asia methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) prices are likely to rise after the Lunar New Year holidays, on expectations of higher regional demand and lower supply because of plant turnarounds, ...
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(ICIS) -- Caustic soda supply in northern Africa is returning to normal despite ongoing protests in Egypt, which is the predominant producer for the region, sources said on Tuesday. There are two majo...
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(Press.TV) -- One person has been killed and 11 injured in a fire that broke out at the Bandar Imam Petrochemical Complex, which is located in the southern Iranian province of Khuzestan. The fire star...
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(mySA) -- A former research scientist was convicted Monday of charges he stole trade secrets from Dow Chemical Company and sold them to companies in China. After a three-week trial, a federal jury in ...
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(ICIS) -- US propylene contracts began to settle at a rollover, market sources said on Monday, indicating a recent drop in spot prices outweighed proposed increases sought by US producers.According to...
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MOSCOW (MRC) -- Beginning of the year was marked with considerable growth of prices for LDPE, but even a month later the Russian market still can't entirely accept this swing in prices, according to M...
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