Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
26-Feb-2018
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 23 February.
Total, Borealis,
NOVA joint venture cracker in Texas already
under construction
The 1m tonne/year ethane cracker as
part of the joint venture (JV) between Total,
Borealis and NOVA Chemicals in Port Arthur,
Texas, US, is already under construction, the
companies confirmed on Tuesday.
US February PP
contracts settle lower, tracking propylene
costs
February contracts for
US polypropylene (PP) settled 6
cents/lb ($132/tonne) lower, tracking a similar
decline in monomer costs for the month.
US February
contracts for SBR move up on higher
BD
US February contract prices
for styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)
were assessed 3.5 cents/lb ($77/tonne) higher
on Wednesday.
US February
oxo-alcohols prices move up on supply,
feedstock pressure
US February oxo-alcohols free-market
contract prices were assessed higher on
Thursday by 7-9 cents/lb ($154-198/tonne)
on some supply constraints and pressure from
January feedstock propylene.
Dow lifts force
majeure on US MDI
Dow Chemical has lifted its force majeure on
methyl di-p phenylene isocyanate (MDI) in the
US, the company confirmed on Friday.
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