Chemical Market News & Analysis

Asian RecycledHDPE: Stable despite unchanged demand-supply fundam...

The Asian market for recycled high density polyethylene was stable during the week ending Nov. 20, despite unchanged fundamentals in demand and supply. On

Asian Recycled Low Density Polyethylene: Prices Stable on Sluggis...

The Asian market for low density polyethylene remained stable in the week ending Nov. 20, despite a lack of trading. On Nov. 20, Asian recycled low density

South Asia PE: Prices steady on less offers and thin trade / Mode...

In the week ending Nov. 20, South Asian polyethylene markets remained unchanged as traders reported a lack of import discussions and offers. Polyethylene f

Asian PE: Chinese market weakens amid sluggish demand, yuan depre...

The prices of polyethylene in China have been trending downwards in the week ending Nov. 20 due to a slowdown in demand and a further depreciation in the C

India's PVC prices unchanged despite thin trade discussions / Few...

CFR India PVC's price remained stable during the week ending Nov. 20, despite a lack of trade discussions and fundamentals that largely remained unchanged.

Asian PVC: Stable before fresh December offers / Dec offers will ...

The price of Asian polyvinyl chloride has remained stable since the 20th November, at $760/mt FOB China. As suppliers have yet to announce their initial of

Asian Butadiene: Falling $20/mt in a day to re-establish 10-month...

Asian butadiene fell $20/mt on Nov. 22. Its loss week-on-week increased to $30/mt, bringing it to a new 10-month low at $1,110/mt CIF China. A steep drop i

Asian Propylene - Lower prices in the region amid an abundance of...

The Asian propylene market prices fell in the week ending Nov. 22. This was due to a combination of weak demand, abundant spot supply and a lackluster mark

Petchem Asia Glycols prices trend upwards amid crude gains / Dome...

In the week ending November 22, the Chinese glycols market trended up, driven by gains on the upstream oil market. The prices fluctuated throughout the wee

Asian Ethylene: NE Asia rises $25/mt, SE Asia stable / CFR North...

The price of Asian ethylene increased by $25/mt on Nov. 22 due to a firming market for naphtha upstream. The CFR Northeast Asia price of ethylene rose $25/

Asian MTBE: MTBE rises as market negotiates contracts for 2025 / ...

MTBE FOB Singapore Asian up $8.50/mt to $719/mt on Nov. 22. The MTBE factor at 1.059 was unchanged from day to day. The price of 92RON gasoline was higher

India Methanol: Surges $5/mt amid tighter December supply / Ex-ta...

Methanol prices in India rose on the day Nov. 22, with fundamentals mostly bullish amid expectations of a tighter Iranian supply moving into December. Dome