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POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics April 2023: Prices broadly lower / Adequate supply meets tepid interest / Demand outlook for May mixed	09.05.2023
WANHUA Large production plant for polyamide 12 goes on stream in China	03.11.2022
CHINA Massive VCM capacity expansions coming online up to 2025	24.10.2022
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics September 2022: Mixed price trends/ Demand recovers for most polymers/ Market needs more time to calm down	11.10.2022
COVESTRO CEO Markus Steilemann expects strong surge in demand for MDI / Processors also expect up to 10% growth	17.12.2021
NEXEO PLASTICS Distribution of TPUs from China-based Wanhua Chemical in parts of Europe	07.12.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS MDI: BorsodChem declares force majeure in Hungary / Backwards integration with aniline stalled	19.11.2021
CHINA First polycarbonate-silicone copolymer production in Changzhou / Overcapacity of general grade PC	15.09.2021
WANHUA Hungarian MDI and TDI plants to start maintenance / Full availability by end of September / MDI capacity set to increase	12.08.2021
POLYMER PRICES China engineering thermoplastics April 2021: Prices mixed as availability varies / PC suffers sharp rise as PBT plummets / May seen sideways to lower	11.05.2021
PETROCHEMICAL MARKETS TDI: Covestro declares force majeure from Dormagen / BASF outage ongoing	15.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics September 2020: Prices of most polymers pick up / Revival in demand and supply bottlenecks are main drivers / Commissioning of new polyethylene lines in October / Prices expected to move mostly sideways	12.10.2020
POLYMER PRICES China standard thermoplastics August 2020: Most prices rise amid low supply and reviving demand / Several PVC plants set to come onstream / Mixed outlook for September	10.09.2020
TDI India to extend anti-dumping measures to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and UAE	10.03.2020
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics November 2019: Domestic polycarbonate notations soar while PA 6 heads downwards / Several plants lower operating rates	11.12.2019
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics October 2019: Demand lower than expected / Polycarbonate prices fall sharply with several plants starting or resuming operations / Shorter supply of PMMA and PBT pushes notations upwards	15.11.2019
WANHUA Two isocyanate acquisitions / Swedish plant manufacturer Chematur and China's Connell Polyurethane	12.08.2019
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics June 2019: Prices keep downtrending / Inventory levels remain high / Subdued demand overall / Trade conflict with US puts small dent in imported POM supply	12.07.2019
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics May 2019: Price decreases in all engineering thermoplastics / Low demand / High supply	17.06.2019
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics April 2019: Most notations decrease / PC, PA 6.6 and PMMA pointing downwards in May	10.05.2019
CHINA Polyethylene capacity continues to expand in 2019 / Potential to become world's top PE producer in two years	16.04.2019
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics January 2019: Downtrend dominates polymer prices / Domestic benzene, SM and PX increase / Subdued market before Chinese New Year holiday	13.02.2019
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics December 2018: Market mostly subdued on weak demand / Prices of feedstocks and polymers all point downwards	14.01.2019
WANHUA Location and capacity of MDI plant in Louisiana announced / Adjacent to Formosa and Yuhuang's projects	21.11.2018
POLYMER PRICES China Engineering Thermoplastics July 2018: Low season sees mostly weak demand / PA 6.6 shoots upward with HMD being more expensive / Substantial price decrease for PC / Mixed bag with PMMA, ABS, PA 6, POM and PBT	14.08.2018