US Apr methylene chloride exports dn 10% on year

10 June 2008 19:09  [Source: ICIS news]

HOUSTON (ICIS news)--Exports of methylene chloride for the first four months of 2008 were 19,906 tonnes, or 10% lower than the same period a year before, according to the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on Tuesday.

Exports in April were 5,479 tonnes, 11% less than the 6,170 tonnes exported in March and 33% less than the 8,171 tonnes exported in April 2007.

Year-to-date shipments to Brazil rose to 4,952 tonnes, 27% higher than in the same period of 2007. The increase was offset by a 28% decrease in shipments to Mexico, which imported 3,610 tonnes of methylene chloride between January and April 2008.

Prices for methylene chloride were assessed at $926-1,014/tonne (€593-645/tonne) ex-tank for the week ended 3 June, or $88/tonne lower than the price at the end of April, according to global chemical market intelligence service ICIS pricing.

($1=€0.64)

For more information on methylene chloride, visit ICIS chemical intelligence

 

By: Ben Lefebvre
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