PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

MDI: BorsodChem lifts force majeure in Hungary

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane Feedstocks August 2017: MDI still tight but September could see hikes / TDI stability uncertain / Polyols mostly unchanged / Overall demand robust

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure on deliveries from Hungary

WANHUA

MDI bulk storage facility in Rotterdam / Imports from China

ONGROPACK

Hungarian PVC film producer invests in new stretching line

WANHUA

World's largest MDI producer commissions new line in Yantai / Smaller old facility shuttered

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks September 2013: Higher raw material costs drive notations up / Increases rarely exceed rising costs / Demand mostly soft / Prices likely to move sideways in October

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics PVC August 2013: Base material hikes exceed monomer rise / Blending components drive compounds higher / Price momentum could pick up in September

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

BorsodChem: Force majeure for TDI / Technical problem during plant start up

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2013: Hikes overcompensate cost rise / Supply limited by production cuts and outages / Demand strong for a summer month / Prices could climb further

TDI

Duties on EU imports to China confirmed for five years

ASSOCIATIONS

Palmersheim new secretary general of ISOPA and ALIPA

TDI

China imposes penalty duties on TDI from the EU / Bayer, BorsodChem and Dow affected

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in August 2012: Slow holiday demand neutralises cost pressures / MDI and TDI in weak rollover / Flexible polyol notations pointing down / Producers intent on raising prices

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2012: Market suddenly turns around / Polyolefins, PS and EPS rise significantly / PVC also up / Prolonged phase of price increases likely in store

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in July 2012: Petrochemical slump pressures polyols / MDI and TDI in strong rollover / Despite lower output, no supply bottlenecks / Demand down slightly / Rising prices upstream drive

CORRECTION - POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in June 2012: Most MDI, TDI and polyol notations roll over / First signs of seasonal downturn / Maintenance cycle causes small TDI bottlenecks / Polyol prices could follow olefins downward

YANTAI WANHUA

Ethylene delivery from TVK to BorsodChem / Profile of one of China's leading PU players

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in May 2012: MDI in a strong rollover / TDI up by triple-digit figures as supply tightens / Polyols softer / Building season picks up in NWE / Risk of hikes despite sinking costs

BORSODCHEM

European TDI price hike

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in December 2011: MDI numbers capped at the top / TDI still pointing slightly downward / Polyols tending toward a rollover / Softer demand / Higher costs drive price hike initiatives

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in November 2011: MDI and polyols in moderate fall / TDI sees triple-digit plunge / MDI imports rising / TDI clearly in oversupply / Demand weakens / Rollover looks shaky

BORSODCHEM

Price increase for TDI in January

PEOPLE

Wanhua CEO Ding to serve as BorsodChem CEO in 2012

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in October 2011: Disciplined producers retain some cost relief to pad margins / Same strategy is planned for November / Demand improves as Q4 gets under way