The price fall was supported by poor regional demand trends coupled with bearish global cues. On Friday, prices of methanol were

Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) prices went down in Asia on November 23, 2018. The price fell owing to persistent weak buying

Spot prices of Acetone and Phenol declined in the NW Europe market. Prices dropped on the back of softer buying interest in the region

Bis Phosphoric prices saw a decline in South East Asia from USD 1160/MT to USD 1145/MT

MEG (Monoethylene Glycol) prices went down in SE Asia from USD 710/mt to USD 695/mt (CFR)

In the International market, prices of Acrylonitrile registered fluctuation due to variation in demand on 23 November 2018. The prices of US Gulf

Paraffin Xylene (PX) prices went down in the international market due to weak demand in the market. In Korea, Rotterdam,

VCM prices went up in China on November 23, 2018. Prices in China were assessed at $695/MT CFR, a gain of $10 while prices

In South East Asia, caustic soda price found no change on November 23, with the price at $371/MT on CFR basis on steady demand. 

On November 23, 2018, EDC prices went up in China and went down in NW Europe. Prices in China were registered at $380/MT CFR

On November 23, 2018, Propylene prices went down in NW Europe, Japan, China, South Korea, and India due to sluggish demand

Oil prices slumped more than 6% on Friday, with Brent crude at a 12% plunge during the week, as fears that supply would overpower

Bottle-grade PET prices drifted sharply lower in NW Europe on Friday. Prices tumbled mainly on account of sluggish regional demand

Mixed xylene prices went down significantly this week in Indian markets. The weak sentiment is set to stay for the coming days, and

Ningbo Keyuan has plans to complete maintenance at one of its two styrene monomer (SM) units. The company is likely to resume 

Sichuan Vinylon Works, a subsidiary of Sinopec has shut operation at its 300 and 200 KTPA vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) facilities at

Acrylonitrile bulk prices (Imported Tanker Load) saw some movement during the week. In Kandla port, the price went up from Rs 142/Kg

In the international market for Polypropylene, extremely dull demand was noticed from the previous months and the trend continues  

Lotte Chemicals is likely to complete maintenance at its Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) unit. According to the information received,

Located in Yeosu, South Korea, LG Chem plans to restart its phenol plant following a maintenance turnaround. The restart

Haldia Petrochemical Ltd (HPL) has announced an extension of the early bird discount scheme for polypropylene (PP). The company 

The Asian Polystyrene (PS) market was on a dull note this week. In the International market, prices went down on November 22, 2018.

Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) has shut down its High-density polyethylene / Linear low-density polyethylene (HDPE/LLDPE) 

Located in Beijing, China, Sinopec Yanshan Chemicals have restarted its phenol/acetone plant following a maintenance turnaround.

In starting off this week, prices went down due to the availability of imported material but prices moved northwards in the  two-three