Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
05-Jul-2019
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 5 July.
US PMDI prices
decline on sufficient supply, weaker Asian
pricing
US polymeric methylene diphenyl diisocyanate
(PMDI) prices were assessed 5 cents/lb
($110/tonne) lower on sufficient supply and
lower prices in Asian markets.
US
June ethylene contracts fall amid lower
costs
US June ethylene contracts settled down by 0.75
cent/lb from May for a majority of the market
as lower production costs outweighed a
mid-month spot-price uptick.
OPEC extends
production cuts for another nine
months
OPEC extended production cuts for another nine
months, in a bid to bolster oil prices as the
cartel faces a weakening outlook for global
demand.
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