31 Jul  2009:  China’s PE market active, but high end offers meet with resistance  - CHEMORBIS

31 Jul  2009:  PA sellers up adjust their prices in Asia as demand in some parts of the region lift  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 Jul  2009:  2EH prices assessed flat in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 Jul  2009:  DOP prices gain in Asia in line with firmer propylene costs  - POLYMERUPDATE

31 Jul  2009:  Is Italy’s PVC market opening door to imports for August?  - CHEMORBIS

30 Jul  2009:  New capacities proving popular with SEA converters  - CHEMORBIS

30 Jul  2009:  HDPE plant of Japan Polyethylene under shutdown  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jul  2009:  PX, PTA and Isomer MX rates in Asia march higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices dip in North East Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

30 Jul  2009:  Finland's Neste starts second biodiesel plant at Porvoo refinery  - PLATTS

30 Jul  2009:  US benzene bids, offers diverge on mixed market signals  - PLATTS

31 Jul  2009:  Europe’s propylene contract fails to keep up with spot prices  - CHEMORBIS

29 Jul  2009:  Initial domestic PVC offers for Aug announced in Indonesia  - CHEMORBIS

29 Jul  2009:  Southeast Asian PE producers scale back offers to Asia  - CHEMORBIS

29 Jul  2009:  Propylene producers in the US hike their contract price nominations for August  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Jul  2009:  Shin-Etsu running PVC plant at lower rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Jul  2009:  Benzene prices in Europe tumble  - POLYMERUPDATE

29 Jul  2009:  PP prices begin to move upwards in Southeast Asia  - CHEMORBIS

28 Jul  2009:  Singapore based PP maker hikes August offers  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Jul  2009:  PS producers in the US announce August hikes  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Jul  2009:  PVC plant restarted by Taiyo Vinyl  - POLYMERUPDATE

28 Jul  2009:  Middle Eastern producer announces Aug PE offers to Turkey, Egypt  - CHEMORBIS

27 Jul  2009:  PetroRabigh PP, PE offers for August announced to SEA  - CHEMORBIS

27 Jul  2009:  Global producer announces August PP offers to China  - CHEMORBIS

27 Jul  2009:  PX plant of Nippon Oil continues to remain offstream  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jul  2009:  Butadiene prices in Asia rally  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jul  2009:  MEG prices gallop higher across Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

27 Jul  2009:  August PS poses a bullish view in Europe under the shadow of poor demand  - CHEMORBIS

25 Jul  2009:  Ineos Olefins and Polymers Europe expands polyolefins range  - PLATTS

25 Jul  2009:  US' Ashland posts Q2 2009 sales and op revenue of $2.037 billion  - PLATTS

24 Jul  2009:  HIPS demand picks up in Southeast Asia  - CHEMORBIS

24 Jul  2009:  Indonesian PE producer announces new domestic prices  - CHEMORBIS

24 Jul  2009:  August PET benchmark prices announced higher in China  - CHEMORBIS

24 Jul  2009:  LDPE plant take offstream by TOMSK Petrochemicals  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Jul  2009:  DOP prices assessed flat in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Jul  2009:  ACN prices race higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

24 Jul  2009:  NWE SM prices drop below $1,200/mt as short-cover interest cools  - PLATTS

24 Jul  2009:  Belgium's Solvay creates subsidiary to buy, manage energy needs  - PLATTS

24 Jul  2009:  New capacities, deepsea origins put pressure on Asian PE markets  - CHEMORBIS

23 Jul  2009:  Kawasaki refinery unit brought onstream by TonenGeneral  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jul  2009:  Benzene prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices in Asia decline. Propylene prices climb.  - POLYMERUPDATE

23 Jul  2009:  Is the wind changing direction in PVC markets?  - CHEMORBIS

22 Jul  2009:  Traders, producers diverge on outlook for China’s PE market  - CHEMORBIS

22 Jul  2009:  Taiwan based source comments on VCM plant status of Taiwan VCM  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Jul  2009:  Caustic Soda plant to be shutdown by Formosa Plastics  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Jul  2009:  Spot benzene prices in Europe edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

22 Jul  2009:  Formosa begins planned VCM maintenance at Pt Comfort, Texas  - PLATTS

22 Jul  2009:  Wellman issues 3 cents/lb PET price hike for August on cost push  - PLATTS

22 Jul  2009:  Can propylene continue to prop up PP?  - CHEMORBIS

21 Jul  2009:  Irregular origins appear in Vietnam’s PP market  - CHEMORBIS

21 Jul  2009:  BPA plant restarted by SSMC  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Jul  2009:  RIL hikes prices of PET  - POLYMERUPDATE

21 Jul  2009:  Polyolefins under pressure as new capacity comes on line  - Nexant Chemsystems

21 Jul  2009:  Butadiene Derivatives Impacted by Automotive Crisis  - Nexant Chemsystems

21 Jul  2009:  Spot propylene, ethylene surge on tight supply in Europe  - CHEMORBIS

20 Jul  2009:  Taiwanese PVC for Aug sold in China  - CHEMORBIS

20 Jul  2009:  LDPE contract prices in Europe inch up  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jul  2009:  Butadiene prices race higher in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jul  2009:  Propylene prices in Asia climb  - POLYMERUPDATE

20 Jul  2009:  Pinnacle Polymers renews North America distribution agreements  - PLATTS

20 Jul  2009:  Continued tightness in US market pushes benzene prices higher  - PLATTS

20 Jul  2009:  Olefin operations interrupted in Europe  - CHEMORBIS

17 Jul  2009:  Thai producer announces Aug PVC offers to SEA  - CHEMORBIS

17 Jul  2009:  Buyer seller price ideas for DOP widen  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jul  2009:  NBA prices assessed steady in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jul  2009:  Shanghai Secco expands ethylene capacity  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jul  2009:  Explosion at a chemical plant in China kills seven  - POLYMERUPDATE

17 Jul  2009:  American PE moves into Turkey, SEA buyers hope to see more  - CHEMORBIS

16 Jul  2009:  South Korean source comments on restart status of MEG plant of Honam Petrochemicals  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices fall sharply in South East Asia. Propylene prices also slip  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jul  2009:  Asian benzene prices edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

16 Jul  2009:  Becalmed gasoline market stunts NWE MTBE, no arbitrage: sources  - PLATTS

16 Jul  2009:  US benzene offers open Wednesday at 300 cents/gal FOB USG  - PLATTS

16 Jul  2009:  PVC producers appear set to be squeezed  - CHEMORBIS

15 Jul  2009:  Initial August PVC offer announced in China  - CHEMORBIS

15 Jul  2009:  Asahi Kasei runs ACN plants at curtailed rates  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices in Asia expected to decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Jul  2009:  SM prices in Europe race higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

15 Jul  2009:  Stability expectations for August emerge in PP markets  - CHEMORBIS

14 Jul  2009:  Thai producer announces Aug HDPE offers to SEA  - CHEMORBIS

14 Jul  2009:  HMC Polymers suffers an unplanned outage  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Jul  2009:  SM prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Jul  2009:  PVC export offers from the US pegged firm  - POLYMERUPDATE

14 Jul  2009:  US spot ethylene costs fall well below Europe, Asia  - CHEMORBIS

13 Jul  2009:  New Caustic Soda plant to be built by Huaxing Chemicals  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jul  2009:  Solvent MX prices in Asia decline  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jul  2009:  MEG prices spike in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jul  2009:  HDPE avails seen tight across Asia. Prices edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

13 Jul  2009:  Egyptian PVC market rises, buyers look for cargoes  - CHEMORBIS

11 Jul  2009:  Thailand based MMA plant taken offstream by Mitsubishi  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Jul  2009:  Tefken wins subcontract for PE plant of Qapco  - POLYMERUPDATE

11 Jul  2009:  Far East source comments on Polyol plant operated by Aekyung Petrochemical  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jul  2009:  Iranian HDPE film for testing sold in Southeast Asia  - CHEMORBIS

10 Jul  2009:  Run rates to be curtailed at TDP unit of Nippon Oil  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jul  2009:  US benzene climbs despite crude falling below $60/barrel  - PLATTS

10 Jul  2009:  PA prices in Asia march higher this week  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jul  2009:  DOP prices quote firmer in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jul  2009:  2EH prices in Asia inch up this week  - POLYMERUPDATE

10 Jul  2009:  LyondellBasell looks to end ConocoPhillips US PP marketing deal  - PLATTS

10 Jul  2009:  HDPE supplies tight, prices spike in Turkey and Egypt  - CHEMORBIS

9 Jul  2009:  PVC price offers to India edge up  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jul  2009:  RIL hikes prices of PP  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices gallop higher in North East Asia as Mitsubishi purchases spot cargoes and seeks prompt deliveries  - POLYMERUPDATE

9 Jul  2009:  Ethylene lends major support to PE in Europe  - CHEMORBIS

8 Jul  2009:  Global producers announce new PP offers to China  - CHEMORBIS

8 Jul  2009:  Asian propylene rangebound although oil prices continue to fall  - PLATTS

8 Jul  2009:  S Korean companies win $2.8 bil deal for Saudi Arabian refinery  - PLATTS

8 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices in Asia edge higher. PE prices also gain.  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Jul  2009:  Benzene prices edge up in the US  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Jul  2009:  Benzene and SM prices in Europe climb despite softer crude numbers  - POLYMERUPDATE

8 Jul  2009:  Spot US propane down on higher stocks, NYMEX crude contract:trade  - PLATTS

8 Jul  2009:  Tight supply spurs greater buying interest in Indonesia’s PP market  - CHEMORBIS

7 Jul  2009:  ABS producers in India up adjust their July prices  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Jul  2009:  Taiwanese PVC sold higher in Turkey  - CHEMORBIS

7 Jul  2009:  China begins pilot yuan settlements with Hong Kong, SEA  - CHEMORBIS

7 Jul  2009:  Benzene prices in Europe tumble  - POLYMERUPDATE

7 Jul  2009:  Prices of aromatics drift down in the US  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jul  2009:  Dow's Glycols Shutdowns in US to Change Markets  - Tecnon OrbiChem

6 Jul  2009:  PP prices in the US inch up  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jul  2009:  SM prices in Asia surge  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jul  2009:  Spot ethylene and styrene prices shoot up in Asia  - CHEMORBIS

6 Jul  2009:  MEG prices in Asia edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jul  2009:  Ethylene prices rally in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

6 Jul  2009:  China's methanol antidumping duties likely to hit 30-60%  - PLATTS

6 Jul  2009:  July NWE paraxylene CP fully settled at Eur728/mt FD NWE  - PLATTS

3 Jul  2009:  Will higher European PE prices bring relief to Southeast Asian converters?  - CHEMORBIS

2 Jul  2009:  Ethylene and propylene prices rally in Asia  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jul  2009:  Benzene prices in Europe race higher as supplies remain constrained  - POLYMERUPDATE

2 Jul  2009:  PVC prices in Asia edge higher  - POLYMERUPDATE

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

2 Jul  2009:  Mediterranean region throws door wide open to PVC imports  - CHEMORBIS

1 Jul  2009:  Benzene prices on Tuesday race higher in Europe  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jul  2009:  US propylene price nominations for July hiked  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jul  2009:  Indian producers of PS hike their offer prices  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jul  2009:  RIL slashes PET prices  - POLYMERUPDATE

1 Jul  2009:  Impact of August holidays already tangible  - CHEMORBIS