U.S. / China Tariffs Create Unrest Among Chemical Industry
US / China Tariffs Create Unrest Among Industry. Consistent back-and-forth tariff announcements over the past two weeks between President Trump and China have the global marketplace on edge, fearing potential trade war inclinations and potential impacts across markets for years to come. Trump’s original tariff on steel and aluminum were aimed to incentivize U.S. companies […]
Weekly Market Update: March 26-29, 2018
[vc_row border_color=”#0c0c0c”][vc_column][vc_column_text] TCC’s Weekly Raw Materials Update: March 26-29. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Ethylene Spot ethylene saw a slight rebound Ended the week at 17.25cpp Ethylene down overall for March March spot began the month at 22cpp[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Benzene Range-bound this week, no new trades Mar: 292cpg DDP HTC Apr: 289-295cpg DDP HTC May: 288-294cpg DDP HTC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column […]
Crude Oil Futures Above $65/barrel
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Crude Oil barrel prices jumped 3% on Wednesday, ticking above $65/bbl for the second time in 2018. Crude was last over $65 at the end of January, moving down below $60 in February before rebounding this week. As of 4:00PM ET, Crude Oil was priced at $65.52/bbl, up 3.11% on the day, according to ino.com. […]
Weekly Market Update: March 12-16, 2018
[vc_row border_color=”#0c0c0c”][vc_column][vc_column_text] TCC’s Weekly Raw Materials Update: March 12-16. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Ethylene Mar spot ethylene trades down to 17.5cpp Rebounds up to 18cpp 45-day average is 1.632cpp lower than Feb[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] Benzene Mar ended the week down to 295cpg DDP HTC Apr: 295-301cpg DDP HTC May: 293-300cpg DDP HTC[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1521462909165{margin-top: -50px !important;}”] Propylene PGP […]
DINP Reproductive Toxicity Classification Rejected by ECHA
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The European Chemicals Agency’s Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) has concluded that no classification is required for reproductive toxicity for DINP after a lengthy research and analysis period(1,2). The ECHA concluded that there is no required classification regarding issues surrounding fertility and/or development. The debate surrounding DINP classification was originally submitted by Denmark in 2015(1), leading […]
