BOREALIS

Significant price hike for polyolefins

PTA

EU: Provisional anti-dumping duties on imports from South Korea and Mexico

POLYURETHANE

Middle East crisis unlikely to cause raw-material shortages / Bottlenecks in foam production, availability could occur

CELANESE

Prices to increase across entire portfolio

EMS

Sharp price increases set for polyamides

CHINA

State of emergency: Middle East conflict shakes petrochemicals sector / High import dependence

CABOT

Carbon black manufacturer plans price hikes and surcharges

POLYURETHANE

Dow, Huntsman, Lanxess raise prices for MDI and polyols

SABIC

Energy surcharges for PC, PBT, blends

TRINSEO

March surcharges for styrenics more than doubled

AOC

Resin producer follows up with second price increase in three weeks

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Ineos Styrolution imposes order freeze on polystyrene, ABS

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PET: Indorama declares force majeure in Europe / Sharp price increases expected

SONGWON

Price increases for stabilisers and coatings

MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT

Massive mark-ups on prices for virgin material / What purchasing strategy should processors adopt? / Recyclers face possible upswing, boom in demand

UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins, PVC: Forces majeures and energy surcharges from LyondellBasell, Ineos, Sabic

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

Polyolefins: Delivery problems reported at LYB and Orlen in Plock / FM for HDPE, LDPE, PP?

PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS

PA 6.6: Radici declares force majeure on adipic acid

ENVALIOR

Higher prices for PA 6, PBT

TRINSEO

Sharp price increase for PMMA