Asia top stories – weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
06-Nov-2017
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here are some of the top stories from ICIS Asia and the Middle East for last week.
GCC TDI prices jump to fresh record highs on
tight supply
Spot import prices of toluene di-isocyanate
(TDI) to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
increased for the second consecutive week to
hit fresh record highs on the back of tight
supply.
Sadara PMDI heard sold in Saudi Arabia amid
record high prices
Sadara Chemical has made its initial foray
into the Middle Eastern isocyanates market,
with cargoes of polymeric methyl di-p-phenylene
isocyanate (PMDI) heard sold in Saudi Arabia
amid record high prices.
INTERACTIVE: SE Asia manufacturing improves
marginally in Oct
Southeast Asia’s manufacturing conditions
improved marginally in October amid further
expansions in output and new orders but supply
chain delays amid reports of raw material
shortages may impact future output, analysts
said on Thursday.
Spot LAB Middle East prices face upward
pressure
Spot linear alkylbenzene (LAB) Middle East
prices are under upward pressure due to strong
demand from customers in Europe and Central
America, amid tight supply and rising feedstock
costs.
Sadara PMDI heard sold in Saudi Arabia amid
record high prices
Sadara Chemical has made its initial foray
into the Middle Eastern isocyanates market,
with cargoes of polymeric methyl di-p-phenylene
isocyanate (PMDI) heard sold in Saudi Arabia
amid record high prices.
China SM ADD probe to delay 2018 import
contract negotiations
China’s ongoing anti-dumping investigation on
styrene monomer (SM) imports from South Korea,
Taiwan and the US may delay term negotiations
for 2018, industry sources said.
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