31 Dec  2009:  Regional producers announce higher PE offers to China  - CHEMORBIS

30 Dec  2009:  Higher Jan PP offers on the scene in Turkey and Egypt  - CHEMORBIS

30 Dec  2009:  PS prices continue to gain ground in SEA  - CHEMORBIS

30 Dec  2009:  Local PVC offers for Jan announced higher in Vietnam  - CHEMORBIS

30 Dec  2009:  Malaysia to shut three propylene plants in 2010 for maintenance  - PLATTS

29 Dec  2009:  Butadiene prices rally in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Dec  2009:  Propylene plant taken offstream by PetroVietnam  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Dec  2009:  PVC prices pegged firm across Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Dec  2009:  Global propylene markets remain firm going into January  - CHEMORBIS

29 Dec  2009:  Singaporean LLDPE film offers to China revised for January  - CHEMORBIS

28 Dec  2009:  Operations at Haldia complex site to restart at expanded capacity  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Dec  2009:  DOP prices in Asia inch higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Dec  2009:  PVC contract prices in Europe decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Dec  2009:  Crude oil buoyant, recouping early losses  - CHEMORBIS

26 Dec  2009:  BDO/THF of Nanjing Blue Star operating at reduced rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

26 Dec  2009:  Far East source comments on MDI plant of Kumho Mitsui  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 Dec  2009:  Singaporean PS offers announced higher to SEA  - CHEMORBIS

25 Dec  2009:  Firm January expected in global PE market  - CHEMORBIS

25 Dec  2009:  South Korea to cut import tariffs on polyethylene by 4% next year  - PLATTS

25 Dec  2009:  NWE styrene monomer prices spike following BASF Ludwigshafen fire  - PLATTS

25 Dec  2009:  SE Asian producer announces Jan PP, PE offers to the region  - CHEMORBIS

24 Dec  2009:  SABIC targets Jan HDPE contract price hike  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Dec  2009:  DOP plant to be taken offstream by Aekyung Huatai  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Dec  2009:  Aromatics plant of Japan Energy running at lower rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Dec  2009:  Rising Asian PVC market drags Turkey and Egypt higher  - CHEMORBIS

23 Dec  2009:  Overseas producers announce higher PS prices to China  - CHEMORBIS

23 Dec  2009:  Domestic PVC prices continue to firm up in Malaysia  - CHEMORBIS

23 Dec  2009:  Incoming OPEC president Ecuador sees stable oil prices in 2010  - PLATTS

23 Dec  2009:  PTA prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Dec  2009:  GPPC to bring PS plant onstream  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Dec  2009:  Asian PP sellers struggle to restore margins as propylene rises  - CHEMORBIS

22 Dec  2009:  Taiwanese producer announces Jan HDPE prices to China  - CHEMORBIS

22 Dec  2009:  China may see more antidumping probes as petchem exports grow  - PLATTS

22 Dec  2009:  Ethylene prices in Asia pegged firm  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Dec  2009:  PX plant to be taken offstream by Mizushima Paraxylene  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Dec  2009:  Cumene, phenol demand helping support higher US benzene price  - PLATTS

22 Dec  2009:  NWE benzene holds steady above $1,000/mt following trade  - PLATTS

22 Dec  2009:  ASEAN achieves trade bloc, broader Asian trade bloc mooted  - CHEMORBIS

21 Dec  2009:  Poor demand in Vietnam prompts traders to seek alternate markets  - CHEMORBIS

21 Dec  2009:  Local PS markets open week on a strong note in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

21 Dec  2009:  N-Butanol plant of Formosa likely to shut for maintenance in H1 Jan 2010  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Dec  2009:  Spot ABS prices in Europe edge up  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Dec  2009:  Oil prices surge as Iran moves on disputed Iraqi oilfield  - PLATTS

21 Dec  2009:  Asian PS prices face upward pressure from styrene costs  - CHEMORBIS

19 Dec  2009:  Ineos Nova targets Eur100-150/mt rise in Jan Europe PS-EPS prices  - PLATTS

19 Dec  2009:  Local PVC business for Dec settling higher in SEA  - CHEMORBIS

18 Dec  2009:  Indonesia fears $1.59 bil/year revenue loss from China-ASEAN FTA  - PLATTS

18 Dec  2009:  Run rates likely to be reduced at MEG plant of TOCGC  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Dec  2009:  2EH prices in Asia gallop higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 Dec  2009:  Sentiment in China’s local PE market turns around on rallying crude  - CHEMORBIS

18 Dec  2009:  Thai Vinythai to start work on epichlorohydrin plant by June 2010  - PLATTS

17 Dec  2009:  Hanwha restarts 2-EH plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Dec  2009:  PE prices leap higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Dec  2009:  Ethylene in Asia and Europe shrugs off losses of energy markets  - CHEMORBIS

16 Dec  2009:  SE Asian producer announces Jan PE offers to China  - CHEMORBIS

16 Dec  2009:  Nippon Oil to undertake a long shutdown at PX plant next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Dec  2009:  Benzene prices in Europe inch higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Dec  2009:  Italy's PP market set to rise in January  - CHEMORBIS

16 Dec  2009:  Thai producer adjusts Jan HDPE offers to China  - CHEMORBIS

15 Dec  2009:  BTX plant to be taken offstream by Idemitsu Kosan  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Dec  2009:  Spot prices of PP rise in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Dec  2009:  Jan PVC offers announced higher to China  - CHEMORBIS

15 Dec  2009:  High stocks, falling local prices hit Chinese MTBE import demand  - PLATTS

14 Dec  2009:  Domestic PE producers begin the week with price cuts in China  - CHEMORBIS

14 Dec  2009:  ACN plant brought onstream by CPDC  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Dec  2009:  Spot prices of PVC in Europe tumble  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Dec  2009:  Large PE hikes on the horizon for January in Italy  - CHEMORBIS

12 Dec  2009:  Korean producer announces Jan PS offers to China  - CHEMORBIS

11 Dec  2009:  Cracker to be taken offstream by Maoming Petrochemical  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Dec  2009:  ACN offers heard up at USD 1800/mt CFR  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Dec  2009:  NYMEX crude opens 22 cents higher, steadying out after 6-day drop  - PLATTS

11 Dec  2009:  Will Middle Eastern PE producers be looking for new outlets in January?  - CHEMORBIS

10 Dec  2009:  Methanol plant restarted by Petronas  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Dec  2009:  SM prices slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Dec  2009:  Mid-Eastern producers step back from initial Dec. PP, PE offers in Egypt  - CHEMORBIS

9 Dec  2009:  Irregular LDPE film cargoes appear in Vietnam  - CHEMORBIS

9 Dec  2009:  PTA plant taken offstream by IndoRama  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Dec  2009:  Benzene prices slip in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Dec  2009:  Asian spot propylene market turns direction  - CHEMORBIS

8 Dec  2009:  Domestic PVC offers for December announced in Indonesia  - CHEMORBIS

8 Dec  2009:  PX prices rise in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Dec  2009:  PVC plant restarted by PRII  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Dec  2009:  NYMEX crude contango widnes as Cushing stocks mount  - PLATTS

8 Dec  2009:  USGC 3%S slips below $70/b, fuel oil crack soars to 95% of crude  - PLATTS

8 Dec  2009:  Have domestic PP, PE markets turned a corner in China?  - CHEMORBIS

7 Dec  2009:  EDC and VCM prices bolster up in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Dec  2009:  Propylene drifts down in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Dec  2009:  Qatar's Attiyah says OPEC to look at demand growth not just price  - PLATTS

7 Dec  2009:  Turkish PET producers raise prices by up to $100  - CHEMORBIS

4 Dec  2009:  Local PVC prices continue to firm up in China  - CHEMORBIS

4 Dec  2009:  Asian Benzene prices continue to march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Dec  2009:  Feedstock price spike pulls higher Asian ABS rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 Dec  2009:  Conoco's Indonesia unit raises N Belut field gas targets for 2010  - PLATTS

4 Dec  2009:  Asian PS prices surge higher following steep rise in styrene  - CHEMORBIS

3 Dec  2009:  ABS plant restarted by Toray Plastics  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Dec  2009:  Benzene prices propelled higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

3 Dec  2009:  A firm start expected for 2010 in China's PVC market  - CHEMORBIS

2 Dec  2009:  Domestic PP, PE offers for Dec announced in Malaysia  - CHEMORBIS

2 Dec  2009:  PTTAR boosted run rates at Aromatics plants  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Dec  2009:  Ethylene prices in Asia down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Dec  2009:  December PP offers disclosed higher in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

2 Dec  2009:  New domestic LLDPE film offered to Thai market  - CHEMORBIS

1 Dec  2009:  SM prices decline in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Dec  2009:  RIL uprevises PET prices for December  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Dec  2009:  Global ethylene prices move higher along with firmer upstream chain  - CHEMORBIS