BLOGS - HDPE NEWS

	PTTGC starts maintenance at HDPE unit On 19 Jul 2019 at 08:20 IST PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC), has shut its No. 1 high density polyethylene (HDPE) unit for maintenance . A Polymerupdate source in Thailand, informed that, the company has halted operations at the plant for maintenance on July 18, 2019. The unit is expecte... Continue Reading...
	Crude oil prices drop on Wednesday. On 18 Jul 2019 at 09:00 IST Let’s start with energy and feedstock news: Crude oil prices slipped on Wednesday, after the Energy Information Administration (EIA), reported a large build in the U.S. gasoline and distillate inventories. WTI crude prices slipped by 84 cents finis... Continue Reading...
	LLDPE prices edge higher in FEA. On 17 Jul 2019 at 17:00 IST Let’s start with energy news: Crude oil prices plunged on Tuesday, more than 3%, on the back of Iran’s positive openness to talk, indicating the ease of tensions in the Middle East. WTI futures traded at $ 57.62, a sharp drop of USD 1.96 per barre... Continue Reading...
	Open spec naphtha prices drop in Asia. On 16 Jul 2019 at 15:30 IST Let’s start with energy news: Crude oil prices edged lower about 1% on Monday, as the Chinese economic data darkened the crude demand outlook. WTI crude settled at $ 59.58, a fall of 63 cents per barrel while, Brent futures traded at $66.48, a drop... Continue Reading...
	SPL raises GPPS and HIPS prices with effect from July 15, 2019. On 15 Jul 2019 at 17:00 IST Let’s start with energy and feedstock news: Crude futures inched higher last Friday, on the back of a fall in active oil rigs in the US. WTI crude traded at $ 60.21, a rise of 1 cent per barrel while Brent futures gained by 20 cents settling at $66... Continue Reading...
	Ethylene prices march higher in Asia On 15 Jul 2019 at 09:00 IST Ethylene prices marched higher in Asia last week. The sharp price rise was attributed to firmer upstream crude and naphtha values coupled with improved demand trends in the region. The price rise was further supported by stronger downstream PE dema... Continue Reading...
	Crude oil prices edge lower on Thursday On 12 Jul 2019 at 17:00 IST Important News: Government of India, has initiated the Anti-Dumping Investigation, on imports of Polystyrene of all types, except expandable polystyrene from Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, UAE and USA. Let’s start with energy ne... Continue Reading...
	Domestic producers raise PP prices with effect from July 11, 2019 On 11 Jul 2019 at 17:00 IST Let’s start with energy and feedstock news: Crude oil prices soared more than 4% on Wednesday, after the Energy Information Administration reported, a sharp drop in the US crude stockpiles. WTI crude prices surged by USD 2.60 finishing at $60.43 pe... Continue Reading...
	LDPE prices witness a rise in Asia. On 10 Jul 2019 at 17:00 IST Let’s start with energy news: Crude futures edged higher on Tuesday, on the back of a sharp fall in the US crude oil inventories. WTI futures traded at $ 57.83, a rise of 17 cents per barrel while Brent futures settled at $ 64.16, a marginal gain o... Continue Reading...
	CP Chem shuts Pasadena HDPE plant On 10 Jul 2019 at 08:20 IST Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) has taken off-stream its high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at Pasadena in Texas. A Polymerupdate source in the US informed that the company has halted operations at the plant on July 7, 2019 owing mechanical glitch... Continue Reading...