Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
19-Mar-2018
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 16 March:
US Chevron
Phillips starts up cracker in Baytown,
Texas
Chevron Phillips Chemical started up its
new ethane cracker at its Cedar Bayou
complex in Baytown, Texas, the US-based company
said on Monday.
US Huntsman
acquires spray-foam firm
Demilec
Huntsman announced on Tuesday the acquisition
of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) manufacturer
Demilec from an affiliate of Sun Capital
Partners.
US spot ethylene
trades at eight-month low
US spot ethylene fell to its lowest
point since July as production is bolstered by
new crackers and as demand is hampered by
downstream outages.
US March PC
market faces upward pressure
The US polycarbonate (PC) market is
facing upward pressure from continued tight
supply and higher-priced imports, sources said
on Wednesday.
US Energy
Transfer reveals details on new Gulf Coast
ethane terminal
Energy Transfer Partners revealed on Thursday
more details of an ethaneterminal that it
will build on the US Gulf Coast under a joint
venture with Satellite Petrochemical USA.
US PVC spot
export prices fall on global
factors
US polyvinyl chloride (PVC) spot
export prices drifted lower during the week,
the ICIS assessment found on Friday.
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