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POLYURETHANE FEEDSTOCKS Major hikes for isocyanates, polyols in March, April	18.03.2022
NEXEO PLASTICS Distribution of TPUs from China-based Wanhua Chemical in parts of Europe	07.12.2021
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane November 2021: Hard-bargaining processors achieve rollovers and discounts / Weakening demand in all sectors / Higher cost of energy and logistics will factor into prices in January	22.11.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure in Hungary / Backwards integration with aniline stalled	19.11.2021
WANHUA Hungarian MDI and TDI plants to start maintenance / Full availability by end of September / MDI capacity set to increase	12.08.2021
POLYURETHANE Supply situation for TDI and polyols critical / “Tremendous procurement problems” for processors / Hardly any imports due to shutdowns of US plants	20.10.2020
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Covestro declares force majeure from Dormagen / BASF outage ongoing	15.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks August 2020: Triple-digit hikes on strongly higher demand / Isocyanate output slowly normalises / More hikes in September	20.08.2020
TDI India to extend anti-dumping measures to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE	10.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks September 2019: MDI polymer and TDI tend further upwards / Demand from auto and furniture industries remains weak / Current trends likely to continue in October	20.09.2019
WANHUA Two isocyanate acquisitions / Swedish plant manufacturer Chematur and China's Connell Polyurethane	12.08.2019
WANHUA Location and capacity of MDI plant in Louisiana announced / Adjacent to Formosa and Yuhuang's projects	21.11.2018
BORSODCHEM TDI capacity to expand in Hungary	13.12.2017
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks November 2017: Isocyanates slightly higher / Outages still felt / Markets seek price boundaries / Converters and end users explore alternatives	23.11.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: BorsodChem lifts force majeure in Hungary	23.08.2017
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane Feedstocks August 2017: MDI still tight but September could see hikes / TDI stability uncertain / Polyols mostly unchanged / Overall demand robust	23.08.2017
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure on deliveries from Hungary	17.08.2017
WANHUA MDI bulk storage facility in Rotterdam / Imports from China	26.06.2017
ONGROPACK Hungarian PVC film producer invests in new stretching line	13.01.2017
WANHUA World's largest MDI producer commissions new line in Yantai / Smaller old facility shuttered	25.11.2014
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks September 2013: Higher raw material costs drive notations up / Increases rarely exceed rising costs / Demand mostly soft / Prices likely to move sideways in October	23.09.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics PVC August 2013: Base material hikes exceed monomer rise / Blending components drive compounds higher / Price momentum could pick up in September	04.09.2013
UPDATE - PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS BorsodChem: Force majeure for TDI / Technical problem during plant start up	29.08.2013
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2013: Hikes overcompensate cost rise / Supply limited by production cuts and outages / Demand strong for a summer month / Prices could climb further	13.08.2013
TDI Duties on EU imports to China confirmed for five years	19.03.2013