31 March 2020 JG Summit shuts Batangas cracker after power failure Philippine petrochemical producer JG Summit has shut its 480,000 t/yr cracker in Batangas following a power outage yesterday. Filter: Oil products Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 April PX ACP fails to settle Negotiations for the April paraxylene (PX) Asia Contract Price (ACP) have failed to settle because of a wide bid-offer gap amid the current volatile market situation. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 Vietnam's fertilizer sector avoids coronavirus curbs Vietnam's fertilizer producers will largely avoid new government measures announced today to curb the country's coronavirus outbreak. Filter: Fertilizer Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 Vale adds Argus as index option for 65pc iron ore fines Brazilian mining firm Vale is offering the Argus ICX 65pc Fe iron ore index in contracts for the first time, as part of the industry's shift to widen pricing options, Chinese mills said. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific Latin America and Caribbean More filters
31 March 2020 Base oils market fears repeat of 2008 Sliding crude and diesel prices and slumping demand have raised expectations of a repeat of the base oils price crash during the global financial crisis in 2008. Filter: Oil products More filters
31 March 2020 Цена на Юралс в СЗЕ упала до $13/барр. Стоимость Юралс обновила в понедельник очередной антирекорд вслед за удешевлением эталона. Filter: Crude oil FSU More filters
31 March 2020 India’s BPCL cuts petchem refinery rates on lockdown India's state-controlled Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) has reduced operating rates at its refinery-linked petrochemical units in Kochi and Mumbai because of the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 China’s PMIs rebound on returning March demand China's steel sector purchasing managers index (PMI) rose in March, as steel demand resumed with more production restarts with the country's coronavirus outbreak deemed to be under control. Filter: Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 Queensland tightens FIFO mine worker movements The Queensland state government has tightened the number of mine workers travelling from Australia's other states to only those critical to operations to combat the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. Filter: Coal Metals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 China’s polymer futures test new lows Polymer futures on China's Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) rebounded slightly today after hitting fresh 16-year lows yesterday, hit by the global spread of the coronavirus and slumping crude prices. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 Котировки мазута превысили стоимость Юралс в СЗЕ США могут отказаться от импорта высокосернистого мазута из Европы и России в связи со снижением экономики его переработки и обилием предложения тяжелой и среднесернистой нефти, полагают участники рынка. Filter: Oil products FSU More filters
31 March 2020 Coronavirus to slam growth in emerging Asia: World Bank Asia-Pacific's emerging economies are facing a sharp slowdown in growth this year and regional GDP could even contract if the impact of the coronavirus outbreak is prolonged, the World Bank said. Filter: Bioenergy Coal Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 Indian polymer demand continues to fall amid lockdown Indian polymer demand is continuing to fall as the country approaches its second week of a 21-day lockdown to stem its coronavirus outbreak. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific Middle East More filters
31 March 2020 Asia PX producers table offers for April ACP Asia Contract Price (ACP)-linked paraxylene (PX) producers have submitted their offers for the April benchmark price. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
31 March 2020 Toluene values keep falling as Indian demand slumps Asian toluene prices have fallen to a new record low on the back of bearish global oil markets and rapidly reduced Indian demand. Filter: Petrochemicals Asia-Pacific More filters
