Colleen Ferguson

Nov 15, 2024 | spglobal.com | Colleen Ferguson |Rosa Castañeda

Monthly contract prices for US polyethylene settled down 3 cents/lb in October, while US polyvinyl chloride CPs rolled over, amid shifting supply-demand balances for both polymers. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. While contract settlements are always retroactive, negotiations extended beyond a typical window for October, according to market feedback.

Oct 24, 2024 | spglobal.com | Daniela Morales Pumarino |Colleen Ferguson

Dow's sales increased for the fourth consecutive quarter in the July-September period, as the company cited strong polyethylene demand despite a soft macroeconomic environment, the company's executives said during the third-quarter earnings call on Oct. 24. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.

Aug 22, 2024 | spglobal.com | Colleen Ferguson

LyondellBasell has declared force majeure for all polymer rail shipments to Canadian locations effective Aug. 22, the same day Canada's two main freight railways shut down over a labor dispute, according to a letter to customers seen by S&P Global Commodity Insights. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience.

Jul 15, 2024 | spglobal.com | Colleen Ferguson

One week after Hurricane Beryl swept through the US Gulf Coast region, daily polymers, aromatics and olefins spot prices remain within 11% of pre-storm levels, S&P Global Commodity Insights data showed. Not registered? Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. However, many chemicals industry players are still assessing impacts to facilities, especially as power restoration across Texas remains ongoing.

Nov 28, 2023 | chemweek.com | Colleen Ferguson

3:02 PMNovember 28, 2023Mark ThomasNova Chemicals Corp. (Calgary, Alberta) has lifted the force majeure on polyethylene (PE) produced at its St. Clair River Site facility in Ontario, as well as on low-density polyethylene (LDPE) produced at its Mooretown facility in the same region, according to a company letter seen by S&P Global Commodity Insights on Nov. 27. The company lifted the force majeure for both facilities effective Nov. 20, according to a Nov. 20-dated letter.