31 May  2010:  CPC mulls overhaul at no.4 Cracker in Q4 2010  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 May  2010:  Butadiene prices nosedive in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 May  2010:  PP prices in Europe gallop higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 May  2010:  Tata Picks Haldor Topsoe, Saipem For Babrala NH3, Urea Increases  - Petrochemical News

31 May  2010:  Showa Denko Completes Replacement Of Cracking Furnaces at Oita Facility  - Petrochemical News

31 May  2010:  US steam cracker margins dip on falling ethylene, higher ethane  - PLATTS

31 May  2010:  June NWE spot styrene moves above $1,200/mt with $45/mt rise  - PLATTS

31 May  2010:  S Korea Samsung Total completes LPG tank; to start imports in Oct  - PLATTS

31 May  2010:  Will propylene costs stabilize in Asia?  - CHEMORBIS

28 May  2010:  EDC and VCM prices in Asia pulled lower  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 May  2010:  PT Asahimas restarts PVC plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 May  2010:  LLDPE demand remains muted in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 May  2010:  Mainstream PE sellers facing stiff competition from Iran, Middle East in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

27 May  2010:  Lanxess Starts Work on Delayed Project To Produce Butyl Rubber in Singapore  - Petrochemical News

27 May  2010:  CSPC Completes Nanhai Ethylene Boost; Raises Capacities for EO, EG, SM & PO  - Petrochemical News

27 May  2010:  PTT Chemicals likely to shutdown MEG plant for maintenance next year  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 May  2010:  Benzene prices gallop higher in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 May  2010:  Propylene prices decline in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 May  2010:  Georgia Gulf to hold North American PVC prices flat through Q2  - PLATTS

27 May  2010:  EC decision over PET anti-dumping duty imminent: sources  - PLATTS

27 May  2010:  Asian benzene-naphtha spread hovers near breakeven levels of $150/mt  - PLATTS

27 May  2010:  Domestic producers announce steep cuts on PP, PE offers in China  - CHEMORBIS

26 May  2010:  PolyMirae shuts down PP lines  - POLYMERUPDATE

26 May  2010:  PX prices plummet on Tuesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

26 May  2010:  SM prices in Asia plunge on Tuesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

26 May  2010:  European benzene takes respite from sharp correction  - PLATTS

26 May  2010:  NWE PX falls to seven-month low on correction, outlook uncertain  - PLATTS

26 May  2010:  Global benzene market erases Monday gains, resumes fall Tuesday  - PLATTS

26 May  2010:  PP markets in Asia, Turkey responsive to falling costs  - CHEMORBIS

25 May  2010:  Mitsubishi Chemicals eyes shutdown of EO plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 May  2010:  Isomer MX prices in Asia tumble on Monday  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 May  2010:  Bearish fundamentals grip Asia's ethylene markets  - POLYMERUPDATE

25 May  2010:  E/P mix most profitable feedstock for US steam cracker operators  - PLATTS

25 May  2010:  Brazil to sell 600 million liters of biodiesel at May auction  - PLATTS

25 May  2010:  Italy's PP sustains uptick, market protected by euro  - CHEMORBIS

24 May  2010:  Propylene prices collaps in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 May  2010:  Asian LLDPE rates down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 May  2010:  PS contract prices in Europe inch higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 May  2010:  US chlor-alkali operating rates in April close at 90% CI  - PLATTS

24 May  2010:  Dow Europe announces Eur70/mt increase for June polyethylene  - PLATTS

24 May  2010:  Chemoil able to meet 1.0% sulfur bunker demand in ARA come July 1  - PLATTS

24 May  2010:  Styrene reacts to falling crude oil prices  - CHEMORBIS

21 May  2010:  Taiyo Vinyl to shutdown Osaka PVC plant for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 May  2010:  Mitsubishi shuts down No.2 Kashima cracker  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 May  2010:  Mizushima Paraxylene to restart PX plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 May  2010:  Houston (Platts)--20May2010/632 pm EDT/2232 GMT  - PLATTS

21 May  2010:  NWE naphtha price falls counteracted by premiums and cracks  - PLATTS

21 May  2010:  Dow to build $17 mil emulsions plant in Zhangjiagang, eastern China  - PLATTS

21 May  2010:  Plunging euro impacts global polymer markets  - CHEMORBIS

20 May  2010:  SM prices in Asia slide  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 May  2010:  Propylene prices in Asia nose dive  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 May  2010:  PS Japan shuts down PS plant for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 May  2010:  US benzene dives 12 cents/gal, shedding 4% on global uncertainty  - PLATTS

20 May  2010:  China's Tianjin Soda to export AA from new plant from H2 2010  - PLATTS

20 May  2010:  Ineos delays Texas cracker restart, declares force majeure  - PLATTS

20 May  2010:  PE sell ideas revealed to Southeast Asia  - CHEMORBIS

19 May  2010:  Japanese source comments on HDA unit of Taiyo Oil  - POLYMERUPDATE

19 May  2010:  South Korean trader warns of sharp impending price falls in polymers  - POLYMERUPDATE

19 May  2010:  Nippon Oil restarts operations at OCU  - POLYMERUPDATE

19 May  2010:  Ineos delays Texas cracker restart, declares force majeure  - PLATTS

19 May  2010:  NWE PET prices stabilize at Eur1,250-1,300/mt FD NWE: sources  - PLATTS

19 May  2010:  NWE methanol falls Eur14/mt on downwards correction: traders  - PLATTS

19 May  2010:  Global PP market holds up well against plunging crude  - CHEMORBIS

18 May  2010:  Middle East source comments on status of PP plant of Oman PP  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 May  2010:  Asian benzene and SM prices nosedive  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 May  2010:  Butadiene demand weakens in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

18 May  2010:  Brazilian PP prices to Mercosur expected to fall $100/mt in June  - PLATTS

18 May  2010:  European benzene slumps $45-60/mt tailing Asia, crude decline  - PLATTS

18 May  2010:  India remains largest growth market for S Korean PTA exports in Apr  - PLATTS

18 May  2010:  Iranian HDPE film breaks the low end of the market  - CHEMORBIS

17 May  2010:  ACN prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 May  2010:  Asian ABS prices decline in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 May  2010:  China source comments on new MEG plant of Tongliao Gem Chemical  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 May  2010:  Industry has yet to follow Eastman's June North American PET hike  - PLATTS

17 May  2010:  China supports private investment in oil, gas under new guidelines  - PLATTS

17 May  2010:  NWE methanol prices hit eight-month high of Eur240/mt: trade  - PLATTS

17 May  2010:  PS prices retreat in Asia; on the rise in Europe  - CHEMORBIS

15 May  2010:  PA prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 May  2010:  South Korean source comments on the shutdown schedule at cracker of SK Energy  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 May  2010:  LDPE prices journey south in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 May  2010:  Subdued demand for PP seen in China  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 May  2010:  South American PP prices drop on pressure from US, Asian offers  - PLATTS

14 May  2010:  European polyethylene run rates choked by lack of ethylene  - PLATTS

14 May  2010:  China toluene traders ask to cut, cancel 2010 import contracts  - PLATTS

14 May  2010:  Wide gap opens between local and import PE prices in China  - CHEMORBIS

13 May  2010:  ZRCC to start SM unit by end May  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 May  2010:  LG Bohai to shut VCM plant in June  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 May  2010:  Japanese source comments on shutdown plans at the No.2 Kashima cracker of Mitsubishi  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 May  2010:  US propylene inventories reverse course, shed 31,000 barrels: EIA  - PLATTS

13 May  2010:  Bulgarian-flagged chemical tanker MV Panega hijacked:EU Naval Force  - PLATTS

13 May  2010:  Higher paraxylene May ACP could worsen supply glut in Asia: sources  - PLATTS

13 May  2010:  Momentum in European PVC held in check by ample supplies, low demand  - CHEMORBIS

12 May  2010:  S-Oil eyes maintenance at FCC unit  - POLYMERUPDATE

12 May  2010:  Benzene prices in Europe decline on Tuesday  - POLYMERUPDATE

12 May  2010:  PolyMirae to shutdown PP lines for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

12 May  2010:  Pemex polyethylene offer prices go down 3.5-6% from April to May  - PLATTS

12 May  2010:  Sinopec Sabic Tianjin petchem JV says commercial operations begin  - PLATTS

12 May  2010:  China Tianjin Soda to start new methanol, AA plants by end July  - PLATTS

12 May  2010:  Plunging crude prices weigh down on Asia's PP market  - CHEMORBIS

11 May  2010:  NPC runs an EG plant at full capacity levels  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 May  2010:  ZRCC Lyondell to commence operations at PO/SM plant by end May  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 May  2010:  Benzene prices in Asia inch higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 May  2010:  US benzene inches up 5 cents/gal with energy, other regions  - PLATTS

11 May  2010:  Surplus capacity, high stocks to weigh on Asian refiners: Moody's  - PLATTS

11 May  2010:  Sinopec Gaoqiao petchem, oil product sales unaffected by Sunday fire  - PLATTS

11 May  2010:  US expected to return to global market soon  - CHEMORBIS

10 May  2010:  Taiwanese source comments on shutdown schedules at an EDC and VCM plants of Formosa Plastics  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 May  2010:  SM prices in Asia slip  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 May  2010:  PX prices in Asia tumble  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 May  2010:  US steam cracker margins stable as E/P mix remains favored feed  - PLATTS

10 May  2010:  Japan Ube Industries eyes bigger share of S America nylon market  - PLATTS

10 May  2010:  US benzene stable despite third consecutive day of energy losses  - PLATTS

10 May  2010:  Lower feedstock costs dampen PET trend in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

7 May  2010:  SM prices in Asia down adjust  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 May  2010:  PP prices in Asia trade flat, however pricing undertone remains bearish  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 May  2010:  YNCC shuts down BTX plant for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 May  2010:  CIF coaster butane prices in NWE fall below 90% of naphtha  - PLATTS

7 May  2010:  Ineos completes Eur740 million pricing of senior secured notes  - PLATTS

7 May  2010:  Hijacked Aframax Moscow University carrying Unipec cargo: sources  - PLATTS

7 May  2010:  Crude oil slips below $80/bbl on renewed economic concerns  - CHEMORBIS

6 May  2010:  Far East source comments on PTA and QTA lines of Samnam Petrochemical  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 May  2010:  RIL announces price hike in PE  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 May  2010:  YNCC to shutdown No.3 cracker for maintenance  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 May  2010:  Valero inks deal with Florida algae-to-ethanol developer  - PLATTS

6 May  2010:  European benzene prices drift lower; May backwardation flattens  - PLATTS

6 May  2010:  Weak gasoline market hinders MTBE value in NWE: traders  - PLATTS

6 May  2010:  New ethylene capacities pour onstream in April-May  - CHEMORBIS

5 May  2010:  Zagros Petrochemicals restarts methanol plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

5 May  2010:  Samsung Total operates two SM plants at maximum rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

5 May  2010:  Middle East source comments on run rates at PP plant of Oman PP  - POLYMERUPDATE

5 May  2010:  Mexican polypropylene offers for May decrease 10 cents/lb  - PLATTS

5 May  2010:  LyondellBasell back on credit rating post-bankruptcy settlement  - PLATTS

5 May  2010:  US PE spot export supply lengthens, more offers emerge  - PLATTS

5 May  2010:  Mediterranean PP markets maintain upward rally in May  - CHEMORBIS

4 May  2010:  ABS prices gallop higher in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 May  2010:  NPC shuts down acetic acid plant  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 May  2010:  PTT Chemicals runs HDPE plant at maximum capacity levels  - POLYMERUPDATE

4 May  2010:  US PE spot export supply lengthens, more offers emerge  - PLATTS

4 May  2010:  S Korea's April petchem exports jump 35.2% on year to $3.14 bil  - PLATTS

4 May  2010:  Higher May MX contract to push up OX contract 1.5 cents/lb: buyer  - PLATTS