Sample Market News

• 12 Jun 20, 11:24 am    Methanol unit 2 by Petronas Chemical Group to undergo brief maintenance
• 12 Jun 20, 11:24 am    MEG plans to be restarted by XinjiangTianye
• 12 Jun 20, 11:01 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Thursday (11.6.20)
• 11 Jun 20, 11:45 am    SM unit to be restarted by Ningbo Keyuan
• 11 Jun 20, 11:45 am    Cracker operated at full rates by KPIC Onsan
• 11 Jun 20, 11:44 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Wednesday (10.6.20)
• 11 Jun 20, 11:43 am    Methanol prices lower in European market
• 11 Jun 20, 11:42 am    Oil demand improves in Asian market
• 10 Jun 20, 11:11 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Tuesday (9.6.20)
• 09 Jun 20, 11:50 am    Formosa Plastics announced its maintenance schedule for EDC unit
• 09 Jun 20, 11:50 am    SM plant operated at reduced rate by Zhejiang Petrochemical
• 09 Jun 20, 11:49 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Monday (8.6.20)
• 06 Jun 20, 11:08 am    MEG production restarted by Qianxi Coal Chemical
• 05 Jun 20, 11:26 am    Phenol Acetone unit shut down by Bluestar Harbin Petrochemical
• 05 Jun 20, 11:26 am    Cracker shutdown by Formosa Petrochemical Corporation
• 05 Jun 20, 11:25 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Thursday (4.6.20)
• 04 Jun 20, 11:19 am    Methanol plants on halt due to weak demand
• 04 Jun 20, 11:18 am    Methanol unit undergo maintenance by Yankuang International
• 04 Jun 20, 11:02 am    Naphtha cracker under maintenance by BASF-YPC
• 04 Jun 20, 11:01 am    Cracker shutdown by Sinopec SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical
• 04 Jun 20, 11:01 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Wednesday (3.6.20)
• 03 Jun 20, 11:27 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Tuesday (2.6.20)
• 02 Jun 20, 12:16 pm    VAM plant operated at reduced rate by Celanese
• 02 Jun 20, 12:15 pm    New PTA plant to be built in China Using BP's Technology
• 01 Jun 20, 12:04 pm    Methanol unit restarted by Shandong Xinneng Fenghuang
• 01 Jun 20, 12:03 pm    ACN unit restarted by PTT Asahi
• 01 Jun 20, 12:03 pm    METHANEX announced its Asian contract prices for the month of June 2020
• 01 Jun 20, 12:02 pm    Crude oil prices have increased on Friday (30.5.20)
• 29 May 20, 12:04 pm    Storage fees for Methanol increased by operators in China
• 29 May 20, 12:03 pm    Indian government initiates antidumping investigation against imports of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR)
• 29 May 20, 12:03 pm    Crude oil prices have increased on Thursday (28.5.20)
• 28 May 20, 12:35 pm     CNOOC, Shell Ink designs an agreement to expand JV Ethylene Project in China
• 28 May 20, 12:34 pm    Melamine plant to undergo maintenance by Borealis
• 28 May 20, 12:34 pm    Crude oil prices have decreased on Wednesday (27.5.20)
• 27 May 20, 12:39 pm    Methanol plant to undergo maintenance by Shanghai Coking
• 27 May 20, 12:38 pm    Acetic unit shut down by Shanghai Wujing for maintenance
• 27 May 20, 12:38 pm    Crude oil prices have increased on Tuesday (26.5.20)
• 26 May 20, 12:14 pm    Crude oil prices have remained same on Monday (25.5.20)
• 26 May 20, 12:13 pm    VAM plant shutdown by Dairen Chemical
• 26 May 20, 12:13 pm    Cracker to be restarted by JXTG Nippon
• 25 May 20, 12:06 pm    Hanwha Chemical to shut its TDI unit for maintenance
• 25 May 20, 12:06 pm    Antidumping probe for MEG faces opposition from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) producers and textile manufacturers in India
• 25 May 20, 12:05 pm    Crude oil prices have decreased on Friday (22.5.20)
• 22 May 20, 12:32 pm    MEG unit shut down for maintenance by Lotte Chemical
• 22 May 20, 12:32 pm    PTA unit no 2 production shutdown by Hanbang Petrochemicals
• 22 May 20, 12:31 pm    Crude oil prices have increased on Thursday (21.5.20)
• 21 May 20, 11:53 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Wednesday (20.5.20)
• 21 Mar 20, 12:44 pm    VAM plant resumed its production by Celanese
• 20 Mar 20, 11:31 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Thursday (19.3.20)
• 20 Mar 20, 11:31 am    PTA unit shut down by BP Zhuhai for maintenance
• 19 Mar 20, 11:44 am    MEGlobal reduced its Asian Contract Prices for Monoethylene Glycol for the month of April 2020
• 19 Mar 20, 10:58 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Wednesday (18.3.20)
• 18 Mar 20, 11:33 am    Turnaround schedules altered for Petrochemical units due to Corona
• 18 Mar 20, 11:33 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Tuesday (17.3.20)
• 17 Mar 20, 10:40 am    Heavy decline in aromatic products amid outbreak of Corona virus
• 17 Mar 20, 10:40 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Monday (16.3.20)
• 16 Mar 20, 11:31 am    Acetic Acid no 3 unit to be shut down by Jiangsu Sopo Chemical
• 16 Mar 20, 11:31 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Friday (13.3.20)
• 14 Mar 20, 11:55 am    PA plant to be shut down by Hanwha Chemical
• 13 Mar 20, 11:30 am    Bisphenol unit restarted by Nantong Synthetic Materials
• 13 Mar 20, 11:30 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Thursday (12.3.20)
• 12 Mar 20, 11:20 am    ACN plant restarted by FPC
• 12 Mar 20, 11:20 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Wednesday (11.3.20)
• 11 Mar 20, 11:38 am    MEG unit restarted by Yigao Coal Chemical
• 11 Mar 20, 11:37 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Tuesday (10.3.20)
• 09 Mar 20, 11:43 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Friday (6.3.20)
• 09 Mar 20, 11:43 am    Petchem plants rise up output with lowering of fresh cases of virus in China
• 07 Mar 20, 11:41 am    LyondellBasell finalises a major petrochemical joint venture with China
• 06 Mar 20, 11:22 am    Styrene Monomer unit shut down by Lotte Chemical
• 06 Mar 20, 11:21 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Thursday (5.3.20)
• 05 Mar 20, 11:01 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Wednesday (4.3.20)
• 05 Mar 20, 11:01 am    Acetic Acid unit restarted by Hebei Yingdu
• 04 Mar 20, 11:16 am    Crude oil prices have mixed on Tuesday (3.3.20)
• 04 Mar 20, 11:16 am    Methanol imports to hit hard for China from Iran
• 03 Mar 20, 11:48 am    Methanol capacity to be expanded by Chemanol in Saudi Arabia
• 02 Mar 20, 11:51 am    MEG unit no 4 restarted by SARQ
• 02 Mar 20, 11:50 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Friday (28.2.20)
• 29 Feb 20, 12:03 pm    SM production curtailed by LG Chemical
• 28 Feb 20, 11:35 am    Commercial production started at PTTGC’s Olefin project
• 28 Feb 20, 11:35 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Thursday (27.2.20)
• 27 Feb 20, 11:58 am    Phenol-Acetone unit shut down by PetroRabigh Petrochemical
• 27 Feb 20, 11:58 am    Crude oil prices have decreased on Wednesday (26.2.20)
• 26 Feb 20, 12:27 pm    Phenol/Acetone plant shutdown by Shiyou chemical
• 26 Feb 20, 12:27 pm    Crude oil prices have decreased on Tuesday (25.2.20)
• 25 Feb 20, 12:10 pm    Dalian Petrochemical to shut its refinery soon
• 25 Feb 20, 12:10 pm    Crude oil prices have decreased on Monday (24.2.20)
• 24 Feb 20, 12:11 pm    Refinery shut down by Sinopec Beihai for maintenance
• 24 Feb 20, 12:10 pm    Crude oil prices have decreased on Friday (21.2.20)
• 22 Feb 20, 11:35 am    MA unit shut down for maintenance by UPC Technology Corp
• 21 Feb 20, 12:04 pm    JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy permanently its refinery in Osaka
• 21 Feb 20, 12:04 pm    Crude oil prices have increased on Thursday (20.2.20)
• 20 Feb 20, 12:04 pm    CPC plans to set up joint petrochemical factory in India
• 20 Feb 20, 12:03 pm    Crude oil prices have increased on Wednesday (19.2.20)
• 19 Feb 20, 10:09 am    Crude oil prices have remained mixed on Tuesday (18.2.20)
• 18 Feb 20, 12:12 pm    Hengli Petrochemicals of China cuts its operation by 90%
• 18 Feb 20, 12:12 pm    Crude oil prices have remained firm on Monday (17.2.20)
• 17 Feb 20, 11:50 am    Cracker no2 likely to be restarted by PTTGC
• 17 Feb 20, 11:49 am    Crude oil prices have increased on Friday (14.2.20)
• 15 Feb 20, 01:09 pm    Huayi to built new Butanol plant in China
• 14 Feb 20, 11:40 am    LCY Chemical shut down its MIBK unit