U.S. ammonia producers that supply farmers and industry, and that enjoyed strong pricing after the start in early 2022 of The Russia-Ukraine war that sent prices for natural gas, the key...
Tightness in 2021 of plastic resin materials such as the polypropylene fiber widely seen in medical protective masks resulted in unprecedented margins but also brought a proposal for more federal oversight.
In the U.S., a spokesperson for antitrust with the Federal Trade Commission said by email on Oct. 22 that while the agency doesn’t comment on proposed mergers, confirm or comment on investigations, it will publish a news release if an investigation leads to a...
Braskem agreed on “adjusting” once very favorable terms on its long-term contract to buy Mexican ethane after a year of talks and following an initial adamant Brazilian stance later softened after Mexicans late last year temporarily forced its Veracruz...
ExxonMobil, LyondellBasell, Braskem and other polypropylene producers faced in late September a buyers’ market for the first time after a year of tight inventories and exceptional demand growth that more than doubled prices.
U.S. resin producers will keep their margins relatively protected from most polymer import initiatives, said during an interview an expert in trends related to polyethylene and polypropylene.
Demand for North American petrochemicals like plastic resins continued to strengthen at the start of the third quarter, a top official from a leading petrochemical company said while discussing earnings.
Brookfield Infrastructure looked set to buy Inter Pipeline after it raised its offer and the revised bid satisfied Inter Pipeline’s board of directors which changed its recommendation to shareholders to this time encourage them to accept it.
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), an organization that groups 27,000 member companies, updated in mid-2021 an inflation alert originally issued in the first quarter after most key construction materials such as steel continued to soar while...
