Ethylene Prices | YnFx - Part 6

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2019-01-02 12:00:00

Polyester markets close 2018 on a weak note

Polyester staple fibre (PSF) prices in December 2018 edged down in China and amid inactive buyers during year-end. In January 2019, producers may schedule turnarounds during the Spring Festival and

2018-07-10 18:15:00

Polyester markets faced downward pressure in June

Ethylene prices in Asian markets inched up in June on expectations of increase in Chinese demand in the coming period. In Europe, spot ethylene prices rose sharply this month on cracker issues as

2018-04-17 15:42:00

Polyester market weakens in March, no support from upstream

Ethylene prices in Asian markets jumped in March supported by strong demand amid the heavy steam cracker turnarounds. In US, spot ethylene fell to a nine-year low on weak sentiment as production from

2017-10-13 13:55:00

Rising crude sets polyester chain market on uptrend in September

Crude oil prices rose in September due to disruptions in US gulf coast aftermath Hurricane Harvey while geopolitical instability in Iraqi Kurdistan aided Brent to register its strongest third-quarter

2017-10-12 13:45:31

Paraxylene price ascends in US, Europe

Asian paraxylene markers, CFR Taiwan/China fell US$9 a ton in the last week of September while FOB Korea was also down US$9 a ton. Isomer-grade mixed xylene prices lost US$3 on the week. Paraxylene

2017-02-15 09:04:03

MEG price inches up across all regions

Asian MEG prices inched up US$5 a ton CFR China and CFR South East Asia marker in the first week of February. Mono ethylene glycol prices were buoyed by both upstream feedstock prices and downstream

2015-09-30 04:46:40

MEG price drops in Asia while rolls over in US and Europe

In the third week of September, Asian MEG prices gave back US$14 a ton both CFR China and Southeast Asia. In China, offers for nearby-month cargoes were at US$705-710 a ton, with counter offers at

2015-04-28 17:30:00

Polyester chain witnessed another bout of cost-push price advances

The polyester chain witnessed another bout of price advances in the week ended 24 April, with polyester staple fibre and filament yarn prices zooming past or almost at par with its previous high seen

2015-03-25 17:19:00

Polyester pricing moderates across the value chain

In the week ended 20 March, prices of polyester chain moderated a bit after generally rising earlier on cost support. While crude oil prices were up as US$ weakened on US interest hike uncertainty,

2015-03-10 18:03:00

Chemical fibres feedstock become costlier on demand supply imbalance

Crude oil prices have been firming up in recent weeks but the general view is that they will remain relatively low for some time yet. While supply will remain, the demand side may see nothing change

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