US October butadiene settles up by 3.3 cents/lb

The October US butadiene contract among the three major producers settled at 46 cents/lb ($1,014/tonne, E750/tonne), a rise of 3.3 cents/lb from 42.7 cents/lb in September, sources said on October 1. A fourth producer, which accounts for about 15% of the market, set its monthly contract price at 49...

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Published inICIS Chemical Business Vol. 284; no. 11; p. 13
Main Author Yost, Mark
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Reed Business Information UK 14.10.2013
Subjects
Plastics industry
Polyolefins
Price increases
Price stabilization
United States > US
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Summary:The October US butadiene contract among the three major producers settled at 46 cents/lb ($1,014/tonne, E750/tonne), a rise of 3.3 cents/lb from 42.7 cents/lb in September, sources said on October 1. A fourth producer, which accounts for about 15% of the market, set its monthly contract price at 49 cents/lb. October marks the first month that there has been one price for the three main producers since July, as both August and September saw split settlements.
ISSN:1937-5786
1750-1512