09 March 2010
Sabic proposes rollover of MEG April ACP at $1,050
MEG major Sabic has proposed a ...(more)

01 March 2010
Second March European Contract MEG Settlement
There was a second March settl ...(more)

23 February 2010
Samsung Petrochemical launches PTA licensing business
Samsung Petrochemical announce ...(more)

23 February 2010
Nippon Oil nominate $1,090 for March PX ACP
February nomination was in the ...(more)

18 February 2010
February MEG WECP price settled at €840 per tonne: Initial settlement for March done at €899 per tonne
There was a dual deal done tod ...(more)

17 February 2010
US MEG and DEG Price Increases for March Announced
US producers announced increas ...(more)

08 February 2010
European Paraxylene Contract Agreement February 2010
We have now confirmed a major ...(more)

03 February 2010
February MEG WECP Settlement
There was a deal done today fo ...(more)

26 January 2010
Second MEG WECP deal done for January 2010
There was a second settlement ...(more)

15 January 2010
First MEG Settlement done in Europe for January
There was a deal done today at ...(more)

14 January 2010
February MEG Asia Contract price nominations open at $1,020 to $1,040/tonne CFR
Shell has announced $1,040/ton ...(more)

11 January 2010
Paraxylene and MEG prices set for substantial rises in January as cold spell hits Europe and paraxylene suppliers reportedly running at high rates
Spot prices for MEG in China m ...(more)

08 January 2010
EU Initiates Anti-subsidy Proceedings on Thailand Origin PTA
The Official Journal of the Eu ...(more)

18 December 2009
Sabic nominate January 2010 ACP MEG price at $925
Sabic has nominated its Januar ...(more)

16 December 2009
Shell opens 2010 MEG monthly nominations at $920 per tonne CFR
Shell Chemicals is reported to ...(more)

16 December 2009
Second ACP nomination for January 2010 set at $940/tonne
MEGlobal announced their Janua ...(more)

09 December 2009
First December MEG WECP done at €660 per tonne DDP
A deal was done today at €660 ...(more)

30 November 2009
China PTA Antidumping Progress
Major polyester producers in C ...(more)

30 November 2009
KP Announce $100 increase for December PIA
KP Chemical announced on 26 No ...(more)

30 November 2009
Initial December Asian PX Contract Settlements Agreed
The PX Asian contract price ha ...(more)

19 November 2009
Nippon Oil Proposes $160/tonne Increase for December PX ACP
Japanese aromatics major Nippo ...(more)

18 November 2009
Chongqing Pengwei PTA Plant
Chongqing Pengwei claims to ha ...(more)

17 November 2009
Sabic announces December ACP at $860, as first November WECP nomination is posted at €632 per tonne
Sabic has announced its Asian ...(more)

06 November 2009
US contract ethylene settles up 2.75 ¢/lb for October
The October contract ethylene ...(more)

30 October 2009
First October WECP settlement for MEG
A settlement was done today be ...(more)

30 October 2009
Partial ACP PX Settlement for November at $960/tonne
A Japanese PX end-user and one ...(more)

30 October 2009
Second October 2009 MEG Settlement
There was a second MEG settlem ...(more)

22 October 2009
PX ACP for Nov nominated at $1,000-1,030
The Asian contract price (ACP) ...(more)

05 October 2009
October Paraxylene ACP settlement
The October paraxylene ACP has ...(more)

29 September 2009
KP Chemical completes PPTA acquisition
Pakistan?s local media reporte ...(more)

14 September 2009
MEG European Settlement for September
There was a settlement today a ...(more)

14 September 2009
Second MEG European Settlement for September??
A second deal was done confirm ...(more)

28 August 2009
PBOC reaffirms 17% money supply growth target for 2009
The People´s Bank of Chi ...(more)

19 August 2009
Sabic post a $90 increase for September MEG ACP
Sabic confirm having posted an ...(more)

17 August 2009
Shell reportedly announce its September ACP
Shell are reported to have ann ...(more)

10 August 2009
Chongqing Pengwei PTA Start Up
According to industry sources ...(more)

03 August 2009
PX ACP Fully Settled for July & August
It appears PX ACP for July and ...(more)

24 July 2009
China DEG Imports Go Ballistic
Chinese trade import data for ...(more)

21 July 2009
Sabic announce August MEG ACP
Sabic announced an increase of ...(more)

14 July 2009
Sun announces closure of their ethylene EO plant
Sun Chemical has announced the ...(more)

03 July 2009
US June Contract Ethylene settles up 3 ?/lb
Buyers report that the June US ...(more)

02 July 2009
European PX Contract Agreement July 2009
We have now confirmed that the ...(more)

02 July 2009
First July Price Done on WECP MEG ?
A joint deal was done today be ...(more)

02 July 2009
More WECP Settlements
There has been another dual se ...(more)

01 July 2009
Europe July PX Contract ? Initial Settlement
We understand that an initial ...(more)

30 June 2009
Asian Paraxylene Contract Settlements Reported at $990/tonne and $960/tonne for June and July 2009
According to unconfirmed repor ...(more)

22 June 2009
Sabic Announces $670 for their July Asia MEG CP
Sabic posted a $20 per tonne i ...(more)

17 June 2009
Two July ACP Nominations for MEG
There have been two July nomin ...(more)

01 June 2009
Paraxylene Contract Settlements for June 2009 - Asia and Europe
At the end of Friday there wer ...(more)

29 May 2009
Petroqu?micaSuape receives the first major equipment for its PTA plant
The Petrochemical Company of P ...(more)

29 May 2009
Petroqu?micaSuape contract technology and equipment for 450,000 ton/year PET plant in Brazil
On last Friday (May 22nd), the ...(more)

29 May 2009
KP makes announcement to acquire Pakistan PTA
On 21st May 2009, KP Chemical ...(more)

22 May 2009
Asian MEG Contract Prices Posted
The June Asian MEG contract pr ...(more)

05 May 2009
Canton Fair gets domestic as export drop 21%
The Canton Fair, China´s ...(more)

30 April 2009
EQUATE Resumes Normal Operations
Equate sent out the press rele ...(more)

30 April 2009
European PX Settlement for May
There has been an initial PX s ...(more)

29 April 2009
Nippon Oil May ACP Settlement
Nippon Oil settled May ACP wit ...(more)

24 April 2009
Sabic announce a $110 increase in the May MEG ACP
In a clear contrast to the oth ...(more)

22 April 2009
Second European MEG Settlement for April
There has been a second settle ...(more)

17 April 2009
Asian MEG Contract Price Announcements for May
Shell we are told announced th ...(more)

09 April 2009
Middle Eastern Production Cutback in Kuwait
After 48 hours of rumours in t ...(more)

09 April 2009
New MEG Settlements in Europe March and April
There was a two month settleme ...(more)

08 April 2009
China raise tax rebate to boost export ?
China unveiled tax policy chan ...(more)

31 March 2009
Initial ACP Paraxylene Settlement for April at $880 per tonne
There have been a series of se ...(more)

23 March 2009
PTA spot price in Asia has spiked to $765 CFR
PTA spot price in Asia has spi ...(more)

20 March 2009
Sabic nominate April MEG price
Sabic nominated $540 per tonne ...(more)

16 March 2009
Two Asian MEG April contracts announced down on March
Shell reportedly announced ear ...(more)

12 March 2009
Second WECP settlement for March
There was a settlement done to ...(more)

11 March 2009
January PTA Price US
The PTA contract price for Jan ...(more)

02 March 2009
Artenius PTA shuts for three weeks today
Artenius have announced they n ...(more)

27 February 2009
First March MEG settlement in Europe
There was a settlement on 26-2 ...(more)

19 February 2009
MEG Market Update
MEG markets come under pressur ...(more)

19 February 2009
MEGlobal and Sabic announce their March MEG Contract Nomination
MEGlobal announced their March ...(more)

18 February 2009
China PTA Project Update (18 February 2009)
Yisheng Dahua (1.5 million ton ...(more)

18 February 2009
March ACP Nomination
Idemitsu nominated $910 CFR fo ...(more)

12 February 2009
China Initiates PTA Antidumping Investigation from Korea and Thailand
Announcement No.12, 2009 of Mi ...(more)

06 February 2009
Invista to cease production at its Offenbach site
The following press release wa ...(more)

05 February 2009
West Europe February MEG
West European February MEG pri ...(more)

04 February 2009
India Glycols mothball Fibre Grade MEG manufacture
Following on from the announce ...(more)

04 February 2009
MEG
February Asia MEG prices rollo ...(more)

19 January 2009
MEGlobal announce February ACP for MEG
MEGlobal announced its Februar ...(more)

19 December 2008
Sabic Announce January 2009 ACP Price Level
Sabic announced a small decrea ...(more)

19 December 2008
MEGlobal Announce their January ACP at $630 per tonne
MEGlobal announced their ACP f ...(more)

17 December 2008
December ACP Settlement Finalised
December PX ACP has now been s ...(more)

12 December 2008
December Asia/Europe MEG Price
Europe December MEG CP settles ...(more)

12 December 2008
SK Chemical sells PTA business
SK Energy announced on 11th De ...(more)

20 November 2008
US Ethylene Settles in October and November
The US contract ethylene marke ...(more)

19 November 2008
Shell and MEGlobal announce their December ACP nominations
The last 2008 monthly nominati ...(more)

14 November 2008
AECI Plans to Close SANS PET and Fibre Operations
AECI plans to close the SANS F ...(more)

12 November 2008
Sabic announce their ACP for December
Sabic announced their contract ...(more)

06 November 2008
AECI Plans to Close SANS PET and Fibre Operations
AECI plans to close the SANS F ...(more)

03 November 2008
US Prices Decline for October and November
A partial settlement for ethyl ...(more)

29 October 2008
Second European Settlement for October
There was a second settlement ...(more)

02 September 2008
Second August MEG Settlement at Euro 950 per tonne DDP, and a first September Settlement
As spot prices in China remain ...(more)

22 August 2008
The August US Orthoxylene settled
The August US Orthoxylene cont ...(more)

15 August 2008
Equipolymers Ottana Declare Force Majeure
Ottana

Equipolymers Ott ...(more)

12 August 2008
Sabic Announced the September MEG ACP
Sabic announced the September ...(more)

07 August 2008
First West European Contract Price August Settlement
There was a settlement this af ...(more)

07 August 2008
MEGlobal Announced the September ACP
Today MEGlobal announced Septe ...(more)

05 August 2008
US ethylene settles up 5 ?/lb for June and 4 ?/lb for July
The US ethylene market has fin ...(more)

29 July 2008
Hyosung bids for Hankook?s polyester asset
According to the local industr ...(more)

23 July 2008
Second Agreement at Euro 940 per Tonne for July WECP
There was a second settlement ...(more)

18 July 2008
Pakistan PTA Import Duty Revised
The Federal Board of Revenue ( ...(more)

18 July 2008
China PTA Contract Settlement Update
Contract PTA import prices for ...(more)

11 July 2008
First July WECP for MEG at Euro 940 Per Tonne
There was a settlement today a ...(more)

10 July 2008
Shell announces a roll over for August
Shell announced their August A ...(more)

09 July 2008
MEGlobal announce their August nomination for MEG
MEGlobal announced their ACP f ...(more)

08 July 2008
European PX Settlements for July 2008
There was an initial settlemen ...(more)

08 July 2008
Sabic announces a rollover price for August
Sabic announced their nominati ...(more)

09 June 2008
MEGlobal Announce an Increased ACP for July 2008
MEGlobal announced an increase ...(more)

04 June 2008
Third MEG Settlement for June
There was a third settlement t ...(more)

04 June 2008
Second MEG Settlement for June
There was a second settlement ...(more)

03 June 2008
European Paraxylene Contract Settled for June
An initial settlement has been ...(more)

03 June 2008
First settlement for June in Europe on MEG
There was a settlement this af ...(more)

12 May 2008
MEGlobal Announce June MEG ACP
MEGlobal have announced their ...(more)

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)

18 April 2006
May ACP Nomination
ExxonMobil and Japan Energy no ...(more)

07 April 2006
April Paraxylene ACP Roll-Over
Japan Energy settled April ACP ...(more)

07 April 2006
April PTA contract price in China
April PTA contract price in Ch ...(more)

07 April 2006
April Asia Spot PTA price
Spot PTA price in April firmed ...(more)

07 April 2006
April PX ACP
PX ACP for April was settled a ...(more)

03 March 2006
USA to launch anti-dumping investigation on Chinese PSF
China´s Chamber of Comme ...(more)