Asian PVC origins reappear in Mediterranean markets
Asian PVC origins reappear in Mediterranean markets Players in Turkey and Egypt report that Asian PVC offers are beginning to re-emerge after a long period of absence as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Offers for South Korean PVC showed up in Egypt this week while players in Turkey reported receiving offers for Taiwanese and Malaysian cargoes More...
Turkey’s PET market moves higher ahead of the high season
Turkey’s PET market moves higher ahead of the high season After rebounding at the end of 2011, Turkey’s import PET marketrose steadily,driven by surging upstream costs since January. Sellers report seeing relatively More...
Global spot ethylene prices continue to firm up
Global spot ethylene prices continue to firm up Spot ethylene prices posted another week of solid increases across the globe last week. Rising naphtha costs and the resultant loss in margins were cited as the More...
Sentiment bullish in Indonesia’s polymer markets
Sentiment bullish in Indonesia’s polymer markets Players in Indonesia report that sentiment within the country is bullish and that the country has seen even larger increases over the past few weeks than other More...
US PVC continues to head up in global markets
US PVC continues to head up in global markets Players in China, Egypt and Turkey are reporting higher PVC offers out of the US this week as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. Indeed, PVC offers from this origin More...
PP prices move higher after the holidays in SEA
PP prices move higher after the holidays in SEA In Southeast Asia, both import and local PP prices have moved higher in the first week after the Chinese New Year holidays as per the pricing service of ChemOrbis. More...
LANXESS expands Jhagadia site to serve booming Indian market
Start-up of three new production plants EUR 70 million total investment in site 300 new jobs created LANXESS expands Jhagadia site to serve booming Indian market Leverkusen/Jhagadia - LANXESS is continuing More...
Coca-Cola to invest $1bn in Mexico in 2012
Coca-Cola to invest $1bn in Mexico in 2012 Coca-Cola intends to pump in around $1bn in Mexico in 2012, as part of the company’s $5bn investment plan. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos CEO Muhtar More...
Global plastic packaging market expected to hit $196.42 billion
Global plastic packaging market expected to hit $196.42 billion The Plastic Packaging Market 2012-2022 is Visiongain’s new materials report for readers globally. Although the overall packaging industry was More...
Oil falls to near $98 amid Greece debt deal talks
Oil falls to near $98 amid Greece debt deal talks Oil fell to near $98 a barrel Monday in Asia as the crude market waited for the outcome of Greece’s negotiations with creditors on a deal to cut the face value More...
