Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, is increasing prices for its vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), vinyl-based emulsions, redispersible powders (RDP) and ...

Polyesters occur naturally as biological polymers, but can also be made artificially. Man-made polymers are often used in clothing. Polyesters are an example of a condensation polymer. A simple ...

Celanese (NYSE:CE) -1.3% in early trading Friday after declaring force majeure on sales of acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer sold in the Western Hemisphere, citing "operational failures ...

LyondellBasell (LYB) and Covestro have jointly decided to permanently close the Propylene Oxide Styrene and Monomer (POSM) production unit (PO11) at the Maasvlakte site in the Netherlands. This ...

MAASSVLAKTE, Netherlands, March 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (LYB) and Covestro have jointly decided to permanently close the Propylene Oxide Styrene and Monomer (POSM) production unit ...

Last week, Styrene monomer prices dropped in the Asian region. An industry source in Asia on condition of anonymity informed a Polymerupdate team member, “The trend in the feedstock benzene market ...

Continued pressure on the Maasvlakte site’s profitability due to global overcapacities, a strong increase of imports from ...