We can expect another hefty price increase in February, 616-47-7 an ABS producer said. 83857-96-9 I think that Eur100/mt [increase] is highly likely, but the full Eur140/mt may be difficult to justify with the present economics, a styrene trader said. A …

The consensus in the European styrenics sector is swinging behind the second triple-digit increase in monthly styrene/polystyrene contracts in a row for February, 110-05-4 sources said Wednesday. 94-36-0 Market sources talked of a potential ethyl-benzene …

Poor margins have closed several refineries over the past year, 93-51-6 and this week financially beleaguered European refiner Petroplus filed for insolvency, casting doubt over the future of its two remaining plants in operation. 78-63-7 A source at th …

NYMEX March crude futures settled 14 cents lower at $99.56/barrel Friday, 121-33-5 while RBOB futures closed higher after rallying on news of a refinery upset in the US Northeast. 452-86-8 February RBOB traded to a five-month high of $2.9677/gal, before …

The company noted during the call that it is currently negotiating a new gas supply contract in Trinidad, 1314-13-2 and that those talks would have to reflect whats going on in North America in terms of pricing. 9002-88-4 CF Industries has brought portio …

China on Thursday announced new guidelines on foreign participation in industrial projects, 11138-66-2 under which Beijing will tighten restrictions on oil refinery projects while encouraging foreign investments in the development of unconventional reso …

However, Powells financial industry background may also be a source of criticism from analysts who already see the U.S. 117-81-7 central bank as being too cozy with Wall Street. 13463-67-7Powell is currently a visiting scholar at the Bipartisan Policy C …

Stein, who previously worked for the Obama administration as an adviser to the Treasury secretary and a National Economic Council staff member, 471-34-1 specializes in stock price behavior, corporate investment and financing decisions, risk management a …

South Koreas Hanwha Chemical restarted its 80,000 mt/year phthalic anhydride plant at Ulsan on Wednesday after it was shut unexpectedly on December 22 due to a mechanical problem, 74-79-3 a company source said Thursday. 1309-37-1Hanwha is currently oper …

State-owned refiner PetroVietnam will start test runs at its 100 million mt/year Dung Quat fuel-grade ethanol plant on January 6, 312-84-5 a source close to the company said Thursday. 1115-47-5 If the test run was successful, the plant will be started up …