Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
09-Sep-2019
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 6 September.
Dorian heads
toward US southeast; new storm pointed at
Mexico, south Texas
Hurricane Dorian churned toward the US
southeast coast on Wednesday as a weaker storm
after landing a devastating blow to the
Bahamas, while new tropical storms developed,
one pointed at northeastern Mexico and south
Texas and the other still a few days out in the
Atlantic.
Global IPEX down
1.0% in August as US prices
tumble
Sharply lower prices in the US for key
petrochemicals such as methanol, toluene,
benzene and butadiene helped drive the global
ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX) down in August.
US August
ethylene contracts delayed amid higher
production costs
US August ethylene contracts have not fully
settled and will likely be part of a two-month
settlement in early October, amid mixed views
about production costs.
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