Sample Market News

• 15 Mar 21, 11:34 am    IOCL and IDCO signed MoU to Develop Planned Paradip Plastic Park in Odisha
• 12 Mar 21, 12:08 pm    Crude prices hit the 22 month high mark
• 10 Mar 21, 11:15 am    Petrochemical plant shutdown by Hanwha Total Petrochemical
• 24 Feb 21, 12:06 pm    Naphtha Cracker shutdown by Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical
• 23 Feb 21, 12:17 pm    Petrochemical plants shutdown in US
• 12 Feb 21, 12:31 pm    Maleic Anhydride to undergo maintenance by Nippon Shokubai
• 11 Feb 21, 12:09 pm    IG Petrochemicals Ltd.(IGPL) to plan new PA plant
• 08 Feb 21, 12:29 pm    New Phthalic Anhydride plant to be built by KLJ Plasticizers
• 08 Feb 21, 12:22 pm    Acetic Acid price increased by GNFC
• 01 Feb 21, 10:36 am    METHANEX announced its Asian contract prices for the month of February 2021
• 28 Jan 21, 12:03 pm    Methanol plant shutdown by Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI)
• 25 Jan 21, 11:42 am    BPCL Kochi delays petchem projects
• 25 Jan 21, 11:41 am    PTA unit started by Fujian Billion in China
• 23 Jan 21, 12:04 pm    Naphtha Cracker restarted by YNCC
• 20 Jan 21, 12:05 pm    Cracker restarted by LG Chem
• 20 Jan 21, 12:05 pm    Cracker to go on-stream by Eneos Corporation
• 20 Jan 21, 12:04 pm    Crude price increased on Tuesday (19.01.2021)
• 19 Jan 21, 11:54 am    Crude prices reduced significantly on Monday (18.01.2020)
• 19 Jan 21, 11:53 am    MRPL and HPCL merge gets delayed by ONGC
• 18 Jan 21, 12:00 pm    New world-scale polymerization plant to be built by Celanese
• 18 Jan 21, 11:59 am    ACN plant to undergo maintenance by Lukoil
• 16 Jan 21, 12:17 pm    SM unit shutdown by Changzhou Solar Chemical
• 13 Jan 21, 12:05 pm    Crude prices increased oin Tuesday (12.01.2020)
• 12 Jan 21, 12:14 pm    Crude prices remained mixed on Monday (11.01.2021)
• 12 Jan 21, 12:12 pm    SM plant shutdown by Abel Chemical
• 11 Jan 21, 12:07 pm    Qatar reopens chemical trades with GCC after major diplomatic breakthrough
• 09 Jan 21, 12:11 pm    MA plant restarted by NAN YA Plastics
• 08 Jan 21, 11:51 am    Sinopec and PetroChina to invest in refinery up gradation
• 08 Jan 21, 11:51 am    Methanol plant shutdown indefinitely by Methanex in Trinidad
• 08 Jan 21, 11:50 am    Crude prices increased oin Thursday (07.01.2020)
• 07 Jan 21, 12:14 pm    Crude prices increased on Wednesday (06.01.2020)
• 06 Jan 21, 12:11 pm    Crude prices improved significantly on Tuesday ( 06.01.21)
• 06 Jan 21, 12:08 pm    New addition to Ethylene capacity in 2021
• 04 Jan 21, 12:19 pm    IPA prices increases in US market
• 02 Jan 21, 12:11 pm    Acetic Acid prices reduced GNFC
• 01 Jan 21, 12:01 pm    Crude prices improved on Thursday ( 31.12.20)
• 01 Jan 21, 11:59 am    Crackers operated at full capacity by Formosa
• 31 Dec 20, 12:01 pm    Crude prices improved on Wednesday ( 30.12.20)
• 31 Dec 20, 12:00 pm    Acetic Acid unit operated at full capacity by Henan Longyu
• 30 Dec 20, 11:59 am    Crude prices improved on Tuesday ( 29.12.20)
• 30 Dec 20, 11:46 am    Phthalic Anhydride import certifications defer by India
• 28 Dec 20, 11:51 am    Methanex increases ACPC for the month of January 2021
• 26 Dec 20, 11:50 am    Cracker to be restarted by Ineos
• 25 Dec 20, 11:50 am    Acetic Acid unit no1 restarted by Yankuang Cathay
• 25 Dec 20, 11:36 am    Crude prices increased slightly on Thursday (24.12.2020)
• 24 Dec 20, 12:19 pm    Crude prices increased heavily on Wednesday (23.12.20)
• 23 Dec 20, 11:58 am    SM plant shutdown by Qingdao Haiwan Chemical
• 23 Dec 20, 11:57 am     Crude prices decreased on Tuesday (22.12.2020)
• 22 Dec 20, 12:24 pm    Crude prices decline significantly on Tuesday (21.12.2020)
• 21 Dec 20, 12:15 pm    Crude prices increased on Friday (18.12.2020)
• 21 Dec 20, 12:15 pm    MTO plant shutdown for maintenance by Jiangsu Sailboat
• 21 Dec 20, 12:06 pm    Sinopec restarted its Qilu refinery
• 19 Dec 20, 12:05 pm    Force majeure declared by Borealis on its Phenol/Acetone unit
• 18 Dec 20, 11:56 am    Crude prices increased on Thursday (17.12.2020)
• 17 Dec 20, 11:50 am    Crude prices increased heavily on Wednesday (16.12.2020)
• 17 Dec 20, 11:49 am    Lotte Chemical restarted its Butadiene unit
• 17 Dec 20, 11:46 am    MEGlobal increased its Asian Contract Prices for the Month of Janary 2021
• 16 Dec 20, 12:12 pm    VAM prices increases heavily in domestic market
• 16 Dec 20, 12:10 pm    Crude prices increased significantly on Tuesday (15.12.2020)
• 16 Dec 20, 12:10 pm    ACN plant to undergo maintenance by Zhejiang Petrochemical
• 15 Dec 20, 12:11 pm    Crude prices increased on Monday (14.12.2020)
• 14 Dec 20, 12:22 pm    Crude prices lowered on Friday (12.12.2020)
• 11 Dec 20, 11:33 am    Crude prices increased significantly on Wednesday (10.12.2020)
• 10 Dec 20, 12:00 pm    Crude prices remained vulnerable on Wednesday (09.12.2020)
• 10 Dec 20, 11:58 am    Mitsubishi working on Louisiana for its MMA Ethylene unit
• 10 Dec 20, 11:57 am    Gulf Oil International planning to acquire lubricant blending plant in Singapore
• 09 Dec 20, 11:49 am    Crude prices remained vulnerable on Tuesday (08.12.2020)
• 09 Dec 20, 11:49 am    ACN plant shutdown for maintenance by Formosa
• 09 Dec 20, 11:48 am    Mitsui Chemicals to complete maintenance at its IPA unit
• 08 Dec 20, 12:26 pm    Crude values lowered on Monday (07.12.2020)
• 08 Dec 20, 12:22 pm    Lotte chemical restarted its Daesan Cracker
• 08 Dec 20, 12:20 pm    Shell plans to shutdown Convent, Louisiana refinery completely
• 07 Dec 20, 12:09 pm    Crude values increased significantly on Friday (04.12.2020)
• 07 Dec 20, 12:08 pm    MEG prices reduced this week in international market
• 05 Dec 20, 11:23 am    Acetic Acid shutdown by Byaco
• 05 Dec 20, 11:22 am    Butyl Acrylate unit shutdown by Lanzhou Chemical
• 04 Dec 20, 11:38 am    Methanol plant shutdown by Equinor due to major fire
• 04 Dec 20, 11:35 am    Cracker to be restarted by Lotte Chemical at Daesan
• 03 Dec 20, 11:37 am    Methanol production restarted by OCI Natgasoline
• 02 Dec 20, 12:02 pm    Crude prices remained mixed in international market on Tuesday (01.12.2020)
• 01 Dec 20, 11:04 am    Refinery to be restarted soon by Petronas
• 01 Dec 20, 11:03 am    MA plant operated at full rates by GIKIL
• 01 Dec 20, 11:02 am    Crude prices dropped on Monday (30.11.2020)
• 30 Nov 20, 11:50 am    Crude prices dropped on Friday (29.11.2020)
• 28 Nov 20, 11:57 am    SK Global completes maintenance at its SM unit
• 28 Nov 20, 10:40 am    VAM unit Dairen Chemical is operated at reduced rates
• 28 Nov 20, 10:39 am    METHANEX announced its Asian contract prices for the month of December 2020
• 26 Nov 20, 12:02 pm    Crude prices surge up on Wednesday (25.11.2020)
• 26 Nov 20, 12:01 pm    Cracker shut down by LG Chem owing fire
• 25 Nov 20, 11:56 am    Methanol plant to be restarted by Kaveh of Iran
• 25 Nov 20, 11:55 am    Massive fire reported at Kharg Petrochemical’s LPG unit in Iran
• 24 Nov 20, 11:50 am    Crude prices jump high on Monday (23.11.2020)
• 24 Nov 20, 11:50 am    Cracker to be restarted by Lotte chemical in the first week of December
• 23 Nov 20, 12:15 pm    Crude prices improved on Friday (20.11.2020)
• 23 Nov 20, 12:14 pm    Anti-dumping duty imposed on PS imports by India
• 23 Nov 20, 12:14 pm    MEG antidumping investigation put on hold by India
• 23 Nov 20, 12:13 pm    Cracker shutdown by Eneos for repair and maintenance
• 20 Nov 20, 11:30 am    Crude prices reduced on Thursday (19.11.2020)
• 20 Nov 20, 11:28 am    LG Cracker to remain shut for three months due to fire
• 20 Nov 20, 11:28 am    Methanol capacity to be expanded by Iran