Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
22-Apr-2019
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 19 April.
US MEK to face
uncertainty tracking production issues, trade
tensions
US methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) prices will
continue to face uncertainty for the remainder
of 2019 as international concerns and
production issues weigh on the market.
LyondellBasell US
PO/TBA plant turns 50, new unit to start in
’21
LyondellBasell’s propylene oxide and tertiary
butyl alcohol (PO/TBA) plant in Bayport, Texas
celebrated its 50th anniversary on Tuesday, as
the company prepares to start up another such
plant in nearby Channelview in 2021.
Celanese to
expand methanol capacity at US
plant
Celanese is to “significantly expand” methanol
capacity at its Clear Lake acetyl intermediates
manufacturing facility in Pasadena, Texas, the
US-headquartered chemicals producer said on
Wednesday.
DowDuPont updates
Q1 guidance, ag division hit by flooding in US
midwest
DowDuPont expects to report total company
results in line with recent guidance, the
US-based chemicals major said in an update on
Thursday.
US April
propylene contracts settle at
rollover
US April propylene contract prices settled at a
rollover from the prior month for a majority of
the market amid conflicting pressures of ample
supplies and higher costs, sources confirmed
late on Thursday.
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