The US purified terephthalic acid (PTA) contract fell 4.45 cents/lb ($76/mt) from November to December to 60.09 cents/lb on a 6.5-cent/lb decrease in the months paraxylene contract, 527-07-1 a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) producer said Thursday. 56- …

Chicago spot ethanol prices hit a roughly 12-month low Thursday on the back of market length, 7447-40-7 assessed at 209.25 cents/gal ITT. 67-63-0 The last time prices were near this level was on December 10, 2010, when the price was assessed at 207.50 ce …

Consolidation would help to avoid the squeeze and innovation through research and development would help build more value rather than moving downstream, 27176-87-0 he said, adding: R&D translates to multiple premium. 1885-14-9 If it was not possible …

Even as speakers at the sixth annual Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association forum in Dubai continued Thursday to take an optimistic view of 2012 for the petrochemical sector, 24599-21-1 some of them threw out new ideas that could be explored to b …

Saudi Aramco has sealed term prices with its customers for the supply of naphtha over January-June 2012, 9002-86-2 a trade source close to discussions said late Wednesday. 123-77-3 The Middle Eastern company has fixed premiums for A180 naphtha from Yanb …