Singapore — China's state-run Sinopec has made purchases of US crude oil after a lull of several months, in advance of a summit between the leaders of the two countries...

Houston — The US exported record polyethylene volumes in 2018 amid a backdrop of increased production and weak domestic demand, Census Bureau data shows. The US exported a combined 4,316,232...

London — Crude oil futures prices were retreating on Friday morning in European trading, as bearish economic signals from China and Europe stoked fears of a broad economic slowdown. At...

Houston — Styrene prices in the US hit a 5-month high this week following gains Tuesday, which put prompt prices at $1,025/mt on an FOB USG basis. The last time...

London — The European Commission's push to promote the recyclability of plastics in Europe will need to entail global action, voluntary commitments by industry and crucial investments, the EC's director...

Houston — ExxonMobil is mulling two more cracker projects beyond 2025, a top executive said this week. "We're starting to look more and more beyond 2025," Jack Williams, senior vice...

Washington — Even if the Trump administration completes a policy change allowing year-round sales of higher ethanol blends in time for this summer's driving season, any major increase in demand...

Houston — All four US butadiene producers were heard rolling over March contract pricing from February levels this week, sources said Thursday. TPC Group, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell each settled March...

London — In the butadiene market, following an increase in the industry-settled March contract price and rising domestic and export spot price levels last week, good domestic demand is expected...

Singapore — Traded oil futures on Japan's Tokyo Commodity Exchange fell 12.72% month on month to 287,698 trades in February, data provided by TOCOM showed. Year-on-year, traded oil futures plunged...