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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
ASSOCIATIONS Palmersheim new secretary general of ISOPA and ALIPA	23.11.2012
TDI China imposes penalty duties on TDI from the EU / Bayer, BorsodChem and Dow affected	16.11.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in August 2012: Slow holiday demand neutralises cost pressures / MDI and TDI in weak rollover / Flexible polyol notations pointing down / Producers intent on raising prices	23.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES Standard Thermoplastics Trend August 2012: Market suddenly turns around / Polyolefins, PS and EPS rise significantly / PVC also up / Prolonged phase of price increases likely in store	13.08.2012
POLYMER PRICES Polyurethane feedstocks in July 2012: Petrochemical slump pressures polyols / MDI and TDI in strong rollover / Despite lower output, no supply bottlenecks / Demand down slightly / Rising prices upstream drive	25.07.2012