ABB has entered a landmark supply agreement with Citroniq to provide advanced automation, electrification, and digital technologies for what is set to become the world’s first full commercial-scale biogenic polypropylene facility. The project, located in Nebraska, will use corn-based ethanol feedstock to produce fully certified 100% bio-based polypropylene, with operations scheduled to begin in 2029. […]
Saudi producer SABIC has released new polyethylene offers to Pakistan, covering a range of grades for upcoming shipments. Market sources reported that LLDPE 118WJ was offered at USD 1,040/mt, while LLDPE 119ZJ was quoted slightly lower at USD 1,030/mt. HDPE 952 was priced at USD 980/mt, and LDPE 4024WN stood at USD 1,170/mt. The latest […]
Fresh polypropylene (PP) offers from Saudi Arabia have emerged for October 2025 shipment, with prices for both raffia and injection grades reported at USD 905/mt. According to market sources, APC’s PP H312/1102K raffia grade (MFI 3.4) and PP H129/1100N injection grade (MFI 12) have both been offered at the same level of USD 905/mt. Payment […]
A Taiwanese producer has announced its latest offer for ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) to Bangladesh, quoting VA 18% grade at USD 1,310/mt on a CFR Chattogram port basis for September 2025 shipment. According to a source in Bangladesh, the announcement comes as regional buyers assess fresh offers amid muted downstream demand and cautious sentiment across […]
CHN Energy Ningxia has released its latest round of export offers for PP, LLDPE, and polyoxymethylene (POM) across major Chinese ports, reflecting steady market activity heading into September. According to the producer’s pricing sheet dated August 29, 2025, PP raffia (MFR 3.4, grade 1102K) was offered at USD 860/mt FOB Tianjin, USD 879/mt FOB Ningbo, […]
Tianhong Chemical has resumed operations at its propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility in Dongying, Shandong province, China, after completing a maintenance turnaround. According to a market source, “The company is heard to have resumed operations at the plant around August 25, 2025, following a maintenance shutdown that began around June 30, 2025. However, an official statement […]
Maoming Petrochemical Shihua has taken its methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) unit offline in Guangdong, China, following the start of a maintenance turnaround late last week. A market source in China told, “The company shut the plant for maintenance around August 27, 2025. The duration of the shutdown could not be determined, and confirmation from […]
Aster Chemicals and Energy is expected to keep its monoethylene glycol (MEG) unit in Jurong, Singapore, offline for longer than initially planned, after postponing the facility’s restart due to unforeseen circumstances. According to a source in Singapore, the unit, which was shut in early August 2025 for scheduled maintenance, was originally slated to return to […]
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) spot prices in Europe edged lower this week, extending a period of sluggish demand and oversupply that has left the market mired in one of its weakest phases since early 2021. Contract values, however, were unchanged across the region, offering little indication of recovery as September approaches. A European market participant told […]
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) export prices in the United States fell sharply this week, sinking below USD 600/mt as oversupply and weak demand continued to dominate market dynamics. Traders said the steep decline has raised expectations that producers may eventually cut operating rates to stem further price losses, although no such moves have been confirmed. A […]
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