HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 14 June.
Texas state bills
opposed by Port Houston likely will become
law
State legislation opposed by Port Houston that
would limit vessel size on the ship channel may
become law soon unless Texas Governor Greg
Abbott issues a veto.
ExxonMobil/SABIC
eye '22 start-up for new US complex in
Texas
A joint venture made up of ExxonMobil and SABIC
expects its new petrochemical complex in Texas
will start up by 2022, they said.
US polyether
polyol prices move higher on stronger
propylene
US polyether polyol prices were assessed 3
cents/lb ($66/tonne) higher, tracking rising
propylene feedstock costs.
INEOS seeks tax
incentives for possible US styrene
plant
INEOS Styrolution has applied for a tax
incentive from the US state of Texas for a
possible ethylbenzene and styrene monomer plant
in La Porte, according to the application.
US
Hexion expects to go public after leaving
bankruptcy protection
Hexion
expects its stock to be publicly traded after
it emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection later this year, the US-based
thermoset resin producer said.