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Restart Updates

Polar storm paralyses US Gulf Coast petrochemical sector

By Rebecca Trager24 February 2021

The polar storm that descended into the US Gulf Coast on 14 February,

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Duna Houston Back

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DUNA-USA 789 followers 2d • Edited • 2 days ago DUNA-USA is grateful to announce we have sustained little damage from the Texas winter storms,

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Ingevity to Add Caprolactone Capacity in U.S.

Ingevity to add caprolactone polyol production in DeRidder, Louisiana

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Feb. 18, 2021 – Ingevity Corporation (NYSE: NGVT) today announced that it will add caprolactone polyol production capabilities at its facility in DeRidder,

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COIM Price Increase

February 24th, 2020

Dear Valued Customer,

Due to escalating raw material cost, COIM USA is increasing the selling prices of its Isoexter® aromatic polyester polyols in rigid board applications in the US and Canada by up to $0.06/lb.

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Utilities and Feedstocks Key to Restarts

Some US chem plants could take weeks to restart after winter storm

Author: Al Greenwood

2021/02/22

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Chemical plants on the US Gulf Coast could begin to restart within days or weeks,

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Butanediol Price Surge in China

BDO market sees a booming start

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Price of BDO hiked after Lunar Chinese New Year. Bid price of BDO soared by around 35% to 22,050yuan/mt on Feb 18 from 16,300yuan/mt on Feb 1. Read more

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EG and Derivatives Update

US EG suppliers mull options with 85% of capacity stricken by winter storm

Author: Antoinette Smith

2021/02/18

HOUSTON (ICIS)–Most US ethylene glycol (EG) capacity is at reduced rates or shut down as a result of a winter storm that has knocked out power for millions of people and business,

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