Americas top stories: weekly summary

ICIS Editorial

17-Jul-2017

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 14 July 2017:

Brazil July PET prices stay flat amid stable demand
Brazil’s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) prices for July were flat from June amid stable demand, sources said on Monday.

Canada JV picks Honeywell for PDH project
A joint venture in Canada has chosen US-based Honeywell UOP’s C3 Oleflextechnology for its proposed propane dehydrogenation (PDH) unit near Edmonton, Alberta province in Canada, Honeywell said on Tuesday.

Dow Chemical to divest part of Brazil ag business for $1.1bn
Dow Chemical has agreed to sell a “select portion” of the Dow AgroSciences’ corn seed business in Brazil for $1.1bn to CITIC Agri Fund, the US chemicals major said in a statement late Tuesday.

US Enterprise, Navigator may develop ethylene terminal
Enterprise Products and Navigator Holdings have signed a letter of intent to develop an ethylene export terminal on the Houston Ship Channel, the companies said on Wednesday.

US July propylene contracts fully settle at 0.5 cent/lb increase
US July propylene contracts are fully settled at an increase of 0.5 cent/lb amid production outages, sources confirmed on Friday.

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