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07 May 2008
Crackers taken down due to power outage
A power outage hit the YNCC in ...(more)

07 May 2008
New Formosa Plastics butanol plant delayed
The new Formosa Plastics butan ...(more)

07 May 2008
May US mixed xylene contract unsettled
The US mixed xylene contract o ...(more)

07 May 2008
China May PTA CP announced
BP announced $1050 for May PTA ...(more)

05 May 2008
European orthoxylene contract price settlement
The May contract price for ort ...(more)

08 April 2008
US mixed xylene contract settled
The traditional US mixed xylen ...(more)

08 April 2008
April US orthoxylene price settled
The April US orthoxylene price ...(more)

28 March 2008
First WECP for April 2008
There was a settlement done to ...(more)

27 March 2008
Initial April ACP Paraxylene Settlement
Idemitsu has agreed April Para ...(more)

17 March 2008
ExxonMobil Announce April Contract Price Nomination
ExxonMobil has given its nomin ...(more)

13 March 2008
March US mixed xylene contract price
The US mixed xylene contract p ...(more)

13 March 2008
Sabic post a price increase for the April MEG ACP
Sabic posted a price increase ...(more)

11 March 2008
Correction to March Outlook Report
The March outlook listed the E ...(more)

11 March 2008
Shell announce their April MEG ACP
Shell announced an ACP level f ...(more)

07 March 2008
MEGlobal open April MEG ACP announcements
MEGlobal announced their ACP n ...(more)

06 March 2008
Initial European Paraxylene Contract Settlement - March 2008
An initial Paraxylene contract ...(more)

04 March 2008
US Ethylene Settles Down 3 cent for February
The US contract ethylene price ...(more)

03 March 2008
Paraxylene March ACP Partially Settled
Paraxylene March ACP partially ...(more)

28 February 2008
Correction to PCI March 2008 Market Outlook Report
We quoted in the Ethylene Oxid ...(more)

26 February 2008
First March MEG Settlement at Euro 951 Per Tonne DDP
There was a first MEG settleme ...(more)

26 February 2008
Second MEG Settlement for Europe in March
There was a second deal done f ...(more)

21 February 2008
FCFC Ningbo PTA Approved
Rumours are strongly speculate ...(more)

19 February 2008
US PTA and DMT Prices for January 2008
There appears to be some quest ...(more)

18 February 2008
Shell and MEGlobal announce ACP for March 2008
Shell opened the announcements ...(more)

18 February 2008
Sabic Announce March MEG ACP
To complete the announcements ...(more)

29 January 2008
1st February West Europe Contract Price Settlement
There was a settlement done to ...(more)

12 December 2007
Sabic Announces a Rollover of Their MEG ACP for January 2008
Sabic announced yesterday that ...(more)

07 December 2007
MEGlobal Announces $1,590 Rollover for January Asia CP
The MEGlobal announcement for ...(more)

19 November 2007
S-Oil PX Expansion Plan
S-Oil´s board today approved t ...(more)

05 November 2007
Second MEG November Settlement Completed
There was a second settlement ...(more)

19 October 2007
Second Settlement for October MEG at Euro 1,108 done
A second settlement was done t ...(more)

17 October 2007
Sabic Announce Asian MEG Contract Price for November
Sabic announces $1,390 per ton ...(more)

12 October 2007
Shell Announce Their November MEG ACP Nomination
Shell announced their November ...(more)

11 October 2007
BP Exits Samsung Petrochemical PTA JV
According to Samsung Corporati ...(more)

11 October 2007
MEGlobal Announce Their November Price Nomination
MEGlobal announced their price ...(more)

11 October 2007
TPPI Aromatic Plant Shutdown
Trans-Pacific Petrochemical In ...(more)

08 October 2007
Initial European Paraxylene Contract Agreements for October
There were several initial set ...(more)

02 October 2007
WECP First October Settlement
There was a settlement at EPCA ...(more)

28 September 2007
IOC Mega Plan: Rs 43,250-crore capex in 5 years
According to Economic Times of ...(more)

13 September 2007
Sabic Announce Their October MEG Nomination
Sabic announced their ACP nomi ...(more)

10 September 2007
Hualian Sunshine Stops PTA due to Commercial Reasons
Hualian Sunshine´s two PTA lin ...(more)

07 September 2007
Shell Nominates $1,400 per tonne for the October Asian Contract Price
Shell nominated their October ...(more)

06 September 2007
MEGlobal Announces $1,350 for Asia MEG October CP
MEGlobal announced $1,350 per ...(more)

05 September 2007
European PX Settlements Emerging for September 2007
After an initial settlement be ...(more)

31 August 2007
Second West European Settlement at Euro 905 per Tonne DDP for September
There was a second deal done t ...(more)

29 August 2007
First September MEG WECP Settlement at Euro 905 per Tonne DDP
There was a settlement today b ...(more)

29 August 2007
US Contract Ethylene Settles for August
The US contract ethylene price ...(more)

21 March 2007
Pertamina to acquire Polyprima PTA plant
According to market sources, I ...(more)

21 March 2007
Radici Worldbest in Changzhou announced bankrupt
Radici Worldbest, a PET produc ...(more)

01 March 2007
The Indian Central Budget for the fiscal year 2007-08
The Indian Central Budget for ...(more)

26 February 2007
Spot PX price inched up to $1135-1145
Spot PX price inched up to $11 ...(more)

26 February 2007
Suppliers reject one major buyer bid
Suppliers reject one major buy ...(more)

26 February 2007
Hualian Sunshine #3 PTA unit on operation
Hualian Sunshine´s #3 PT ...(more)

26 February 2007
Yisheng domestic PTA list price for February
Yisheng´s domestic PTA l ...(more)

26 February 2007
January and February PTA contract price in China
January and February PTA contr ...(more)

26 February 2007
YPC announced February MEG CP
YPC announced February MEG CP ...(more)

26 February 2007
Polyester filament plants maintained 80%
Polyester filament plants main ...(more)

26 February 2007
Textile market in Shaoxing reopened
Textile market in Shaoxing reo ...(more)

15 February 2007
Liquidation of Hankook Synthetic
The creditors of Hankook Synth ...(more)

15 February 2007
KP Chemical IPA expansion
KP Chemical announced on Febru ...(more)

31 January 2007
Hankook Synthetic Future
According to a local newspaper ...(more)

29 January 2007
China PTA import
China´s total PTA import ...(more)

29 January 2007
China PTA contract price
Local PTA contract price for J ...(more)

29 January 2007
China import PTA prices for January slide
Some of the import PTA prices ...(more)

29 January 2007
Asia spot PTA bid falls
Spot PTA bid falls to $840 on ...(more)

18 December 2006
PTA spot price bid/offer gap narrowed
PTA spot price bid/offer gap n ...(more)

12 December 2006
Idemitsu nominated January 2007 PX ACP
Idemitsu nominated today $1,09 ...(more)

04 December 2006
November PTA local contract price in China settled
November PTA local contract pr ...(more)

04 December 2006
December PTA contract nomination same as November
December PTA contract nominati ...(more)

04 December 2006
Nomination for December CP for imported PTA
Nomination for December CP for ...(more)

04 December 2006
December PTA spot market is sluggish
December PTA spot market is sl ...(more)

04 December 2006
Zhejiang Yisheng to build a PTA unit in Dalian
According to an unconfirmed re ...(more)

28 November 2006
December ACP partially settled
December ACP partially settled ...(more)

28 November 2006
PTA December CP nomination
PTA December CP was nominated ...(more)

27 November 2006
Indorama Group announces pet investment in Egypt
Indorama Group announces a 300 ...(more)

22 November 2006
PTA offers retreated
PTA offers retreated to $880/R ...(more)

09 November 2006
Yangtzi Petrochemical starting up #2 PTA unit in Nanjing
Yangtzi Petrochemical is in it ...(more)

09 November 2006
Reliance Industries bidding for BP Belgian refining
According to the article in th ...(more)

06 October 2006
October Paraxylene ACP settlement
Subsequent to the initial para ...(more)

06 October 2006
The start up of Hualian Sunshine
The start-up of Hualian Sunshi ...(more)

05 October 2006
Asian paraxylene spot price dropped
Asian paraxylene spot price sh ...(more)

05 September 2006
Asian PTA and chip prices dropped
While the Asian PX spot offers ...(more)

28 August 2006
MX continued its downtrend
Mixed xylene continued its dow ...(more)

28 August 2006
September PTA nomination in China
Mitsubishi and Mitsui nominate ...(more)

28 August 2006
Asian paraxylene market stabilised
Despite the weakening mixed xy ...(more)

19 July 2006
The August PX ACP has been settled today
The August PX ACP has been set ...(more)

19 July 2006
Bullish PX sentiment is driving PTA spot price higher
Bullish PX sentiment is drivin ...(more)

03 July 2006
PTA price in China is showing some sign of stress
While the paraxylene spot pric ...(more)

30 June 2006
Indorama PTA plant in Mab Ta Phut was shutdown
Indorama´s PTA plant in ...(more)

20 June 2006
July PX ACP was settled today
July PX ACP was settled today ...(more)

20 June 2006
PTA contract price in China nominated
BP nominated $980 for PTA cont ...(more)

15 June 2006
NPCC nominated July paraxylene ACP
NPCC nominated today $1150 for ...(more)

06 June 2006
TPPI Indonesia began on-spec PX production
TPPI, Indonesia began on-spec ...(more)

06 June 2006
Resistance to the June PTA contract price of $880
Resistance to the June PTA con ...(more)

31 May 2006
Asia PTA spot price
PTA spot price in Asia rose to ...(more)

31 May 2006
June PTA contract price nominated in China
BP and Mitsubishi nominated U$ ...(more)

16 May 2006
Exxonmobil nominated $1,120 for June PX ACP
Exxonmobil nominated $1,120 fo ...(more)

15 May 2006
Hualian Sunshine PTA #2, 3 delayed
Hualian Sunshine PTA #2, 3 del ...(more)

15 May 2006
BP Zhuhai #2 unit has been approved by the NDRC
BP Zhuhai #2 unit has been app ...(more)

The 16th PCI Consulting Group European Polyester Industry Conference
27 September 2008
Hotel Royal Riviera, Avenue Jean Monnet, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat...more

The PCI Consulting Group Fibres & Raw Materials Conference 2008
06 November 2008
JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong...more

Paraxylene & Derivatives World Supply & Demand Report 2007/2008
Now available as part of our Paraxylene & Derivatives Strategic Support Service, this 500 page report covers the world industry for paraxylene, PTA, DMT and polyesters from 2005 to 2017 inclusive, providing you with the most comprehensive view of the long-term paraxylene and related industries available. Data includes capacities, production, consumption and trade....more

Ethylene Oxide & Glycol World Supply & Demand Report 2007/2008
Now available as part of our Ethylene Oxide & Glycol Strategic Support Service, this 500 page report provides you with an in-depth global view of EO, EODs, Glycols, polyester polymer and products, antifreezes and industrial uses of MEG, from 2005 to 2017 inclusive. Data includes capacities for EO, MEG and EODs, production, consumption and trade....more

The 16th PCI Consulting Group European Polyester Industry Conference
27 September 2008
Hotel Royal Riviera, Avenue Jean Monnet, Saint Jean Cap Ferrat...more

The PCI Consulting Group Fibres & Raw Materials Conference 2008
06 November 2008
JW Marriott Hotel, Pacific Place, Hong Kong...more

Paraxylene & Derivatives World Supply & Demand Report 2007/2008
Now available as part of our Paraxylene & Derivatives Strategic Support Service, this 500 page report covers the world industry for paraxylene, PTA, DMT and polyesters from 2005 to 2017 inclusive, providing you with the most comprehensive view of the long-term paraxylene and related industries available. Data includes capacities, production, consumption and trade....more

Ethylene Oxide & Glycol World Supply & Demand Report 2007/2008
Now available as part of our Ethylene Oxide & Glycol Strategic Support Service, this 500 page report provides you with an in-depth global view of EO, EODs, Glycols, polyester polymer and products, antifreezes and industrial uses of MEG, from 2005 to 2017 inclusive. Data includes capacities for EO, MEG and EODs, production, consumption and trade....more