BORSODCHEM

Hungarian TDI plant inaugurated / Output limited by weak market

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in September 2011: Oversupply hits TDI / Producers retain part of cost advantage for MDI and polyols / Supply lengthens as demand recedes / Margin improvement through price hikes?

BORSODCHEM

Window profile subsidiary to be shut down / Business environment continues unfavourable

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in August 2011: Expensive base materials pressure long TDI / Benzene surge leaves MDI cold / Flexible polyols down slightly / Maintenance shortfall will hit resurgent demand next month

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in July 2011: Monomer decline ends price rally / MDI in a strong rollover / Moderate losses for TDI, polyols / Vacation season dampens demand / Lower costs improve flexibility

BORSODCHEM

Follow-up: Trial operations begin at new TDI plant

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in June 2011: Polyols hikes all go through / MDI rises more moderate / TDI continues sideways / Supply somewhat tight / Order volume good / Prices may not follow petchem drop

BORSODCHEM

New TDI plant to start up in Hungary end-June / High raw material costs to limit output initially / Shutdown at MDI plant

BORSODCHEM

Sales and marketing activities of Polyurethanes and PVC business units consolidated

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in May 2011: Margins on polyols improve further / Pure MDI moves up, TDI sideways / Many buyers on allocation / Order volume robust / No price hikes announced for June

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in April 2011: Low quarterly notations make a sudden leap / Rises hit TDI and polyols / Increasing demand from the building industry generates bottlenecks / Solid orders for long month of May / Calls for significant hikes

BORSODCHEM

TDI prices in Europe to increase

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in March 2011: MDI takes a giant step forward / TDI sees minimal gains / Cost pass-through for polyols / High starting materials prices limit PU output / Demand becoming more dynamic / Calls for hikes despite stagnating costs

HUNGARY

Petrochemicals sector resumes growth / Recovery in plastics consumption

BORSODCHEM

European TDI prices on the rise

BORSODCHEM

Wanhua acquires all shares of Hungarian isocyanate manufacturer / Additional capacity expansions in store

TDI

BASF and BorsodChem lift prices

YANTAI WANHUA

New MDI line starts up in Ningbo

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in November 2010: MDI and polyols stagnate / TDI still in free fall / Healthy supply situation / Flagging seasonal drivers and stock-reducing activities dampen demand / Prices could soften

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in October 2010: MDI still points up / TDI comes down after battles for market share / Polyols flat despite turbulence / MDI tends tight / TDI long / Costs bite in Q4

POLYMER PRICES

Polyurethane feedstocks in August 2010: Summer lull has a stabilising effect / Some MDI and polyol grades up slightly / TDI still moving sideways / Supply gradually improves / Renewed price increases for MDI and TDI

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2010: Polyolefin prices crumble / Falling feedstock costs pressure producers / PVC up slightly / PS mostly stable / Supply normalising / Demand strong despite holidays

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

BorsodChem restarts its TDI plant

BORSODCHEM

China's Wanhua plans complete takeover

POLYMER PRICES

Standard Thermoplastics in July 2010: Most notations under pressure / Polyolefins give a little ground / PVC firmer / Falling costs drag styrenics down / Supplies lengthen / Downward trend likely to continue