Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
21-Aug-2017
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 18 August 2017:
US Aug epoxy likely flat, but
downward pressure being exerted
US August epoxy resins contracts are
expected to roll over, tracking mostly steady spot pricing
and supply/demand balances, sources said on Tuesday.
Braskem to start construction at
US PP plant in 2-3 months
Braskem plans to start construction at its new polypropylene (PP) plant in La Porte, Texas, in
the next two to three months, the CEO of the Brazilian
polyolefins producer said on Wednesday.
Braskem cracker run rates fall in
Mexico on Pemex ethane woes
Run rates at the new Ethylene XXI
complex in Mexico fell in the second quarter, in part because
of problems securing ethane from
Pemex, the CEO of Braskem said on Wednesday.
US August barge acetone awaits
direction from feedstock RGP
US August barge acetone contracts
are not expected to move much, tracking upstream prices, but
the direction remains unclear, sources said on Thursday.
US August PX contract settles up
on firmer crude, MX
US paraxylene (PX) contracts settled higher for August,
tracking higher prices upstream and in Asia, market sources
said on Friday.
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