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All Rights Reserved10http://www.icis.com/images/logo_icis.gifhttp://www.icis.com/v2/rss/newsfeeds/precanned/icis+news.xmlhttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563711/BP+to+upgrade+US+refinery,+pay+fine+as+a+result+of+violations.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--BP Products North America plans to upgrade its Whiting refinery in Indiana at a cost $400m (€320m) as well as pay $8m in civil fines...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563711/BP+to+upgrade+US+refinery,+pay+fine+as+a+result+of+violations.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 23:37:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563710/US+May+PTA+contract+lower+following+PX+decrease.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--The May contract price for purified terephthalic acid (PTA) was assessed lower on Thursday at 64.52 cents/lb ($1,422/tonne, €1,138...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563710/US+May+PTA+contract+lower+following+PX+decrease.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 23:19:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563709/EVENING+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is Thursday’s end of day Americas oil and chemical market summary from ICIS. CRUDE: Jul WTI: $90.66/bbl, up 76 cents; Jul...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563709/EVENING+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 23:16:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563708/US+PET+down+1+centlb+in+May+on+feedstock+decreases.htmlMIAMI, Florida (ICIS) -- US polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices for May moved down by 1 cent/lb ($22/tonne, €18/tonne), following weaker...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563708/US+PET+down+1+centlb+in+May+on+feedstock+decreases.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 23:10:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563687/Shintech+proposes+60dst+hike+for+US+caustic+soda.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Petrochemical producers OxyChem, Shintech and Formosa proposed on Thursday $60/dst (dry short ton) ($54/dmt, €44/dmt) increases for...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563687/Shintech+proposes+60dst+hike+for+US+caustic+soda.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 22:59:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563706/US+durable+goods+orders+for+April+rise+02+on+motor+vehicles.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--US orders for manufactured durable goods rose by 0.2% in April from March, the Commerce Department said on Thursday, largely as a...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563706/US+durable+goods+orders+for+April+rise+02+on+motor+vehicles.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 22:45:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563707/US+LanzaTech+to+start+commercial+ethanol+plant+by+2013.htmlBy Doris de Guzman NEW YORK (ICIS)--US-based industrial biotechnology firm LanzaTech plans to have a commercial ethanol plant in commission by the end...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563707/US+LanzaTech+to+start+commercial+ethanol+plant+by+2013.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 22:36:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563704/US+benzene+spot+prices+spike+on+stronger+fundamentals.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--US benzene spot prices for June spiked on Thursday following a rebound in crude prices, and increased short-term demand from US...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563704/US+benzene+spot+prices+spike+on+stronger+fundamentals.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 22:31:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563705/Canadian+rail+strike+to+be+too+short+to+affect+US+EG++sources.htmlMEDELLIN, Colombia (ICIS)--The strike at rail carrier Canadian Pacific (CP) likely will be short lived and will unlikely affect the ethylene glycol...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563705/Canadian+rail+strike+to+be+too+short+to+affect+US+EG++sources.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 22:07:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563702/US+LanzaTech+to+commercialise+2,3+BDO+by+end+of+2014.htmlBy Joseph Chang NEW YORK (ICIS)--US-based industrial biotechnology firm LanzaTech aims to commercialise production of 2,3 butanediol (BDO) from carbon...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563702/US+LanzaTech+to+commercialise+2,3+BDO+by+end+of+2014.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 21:55:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563701/Argentina+April+chemical+production+up+by+91+year+on+year.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Argentina’s April chemical production was up by 9.1% year on year, industry sources said on Thursday. Production of basic chemical...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563701/Argentina+April+chemical+production+up+by+91+year+on+year.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 21:31:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563698/US+May+barge+acetone+initially+settles+lower+by+23.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--US May barge acetone contract participants reached an initial settlement at a drop of 23% from April as a result of a fall in...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563698/US+May+barge+acetone+initially+settles+lower+by+23.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 20:28:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563694/CP+Chem+restarting+US+cracker+after+42day+turnaround.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Chevron Phillips Chemical is restarting its Sweeny 33 cracker in Texas after taking the unit down in mid-April for a planned...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563694/CP+Chem+restarting+US+cracker+after+42day+turnaround.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 20:00:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563692/US+Gevo+starts+commercial+biobased+isobutanol+plant.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--US renewable chemical maker Gevo has begun start-up of a commercial biobased isobutanol production plant in Luverne, Minnesota, the...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563692/US+Gevo+starts+commercial+biobased+isobutanol+plant.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 19:36:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563689/German+business+confidence+drops+in+May,+manufacturing+hit++surveys.htmlLONDON (ICIS)-- Germany ’s business confidence fell in May and prospects in the country’s manufacturing industries worsened, according to two...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563689/German+business+confidence+drops+in+May,+manufacturing+hit++surveys.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 19:22:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563686/VIDEO++ICIS+Americas+Lunchtime+Bulletin+24+May+2012.htmlHere is the lunchtime bulletin for the Americas on Thursday from . The Lunchtime Bulletin brings you all the latest chemicals and market news and...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563686/VIDEO++ICIS+Americas+Lunchtime+Bulletin+24+May+2012.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563675/Canada+weekly+chemical+rail+traffic+falls+18.html(updates with Canadian and Mexican chemical railcar traffic data) TORONTO (ICIS)--Chemical shipments on Canadian railroads fell by 1.8% year on year...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563675/Canada+weekly+chemical+rail+traffic+falls+18.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 18:14:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563677/NOON+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlHOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is Thursday’s midday Americas oil and chemical market summary from ICIS. CRUDE: Jul WTI: $91.13/bbl, up $1.23; Jul Brent:...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563677/NOON+SNAPSHOT++Americas+Markets+Summary.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 18:00:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563682/S+Koreas+LG+Chem+to+start+Yeosu+crude+acrylic+acid+early+June.htmlSANYA, China (ICIS)--South Korean acrylates maker LG Chem is expected to start its 160,000 tonne/year crude acrylic acid (CAA) in early June, market...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563682/S+Koreas+LG+Chem+to+start+Yeosu+crude+acrylic+acid+early+June.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 17:53:00 GMThttp://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563679/Chinas+CNOOC+to+start+up+new+acrylates+plant+in+July.htmlSANYA, China (ICIS)--Chinese oil producer Chinese National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) expects to start up its new 200,000 tonne/year crude acrylic acid...http://www.icis.com/Articles/2012/05/24/9563679/Chinas+CNOOC+to+start+up+new+acrylates+plant+in+July.htmlThu, 24 May 2012 17:47:00 GMT