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Platts US morning market analysis: Asian benzene, styrene soften - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Asian benzene prices weakened slightly Wednesday on cautious sentiment as styrene monomer prices fell while benzene production was restored in Japan. SM prices dived $20/mt from a day earlier to $1343/mt FOB Korea Wednesday, shrinking the SM-benzene spread to $208/mt from $226.50/mt on Tuesday. The Asian benzene price was assessed at $1,135/mt FOB Korea, down $1.50 ...
Asia benzene-styrene spread narrows to below $200/mt on stocks, weak demand - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: The spread between feedstock benzene and styrene monomer dipped Thursday to its lowest level since August 4 last year due to a supply glut and weak demand in China. Benzene was priced at $1149/mt FOB Korea and SM at $1347/mt FOB Korea Thursday, ...
CRC Industries ordered to fund settlement in benzene case | Southeast Texas Record: The suit claims Maida worked for Texaco at its Port Arthur facility for many years beginning in the 1970s and was exposed to the petroleum byproduct trichloroethylene and products that contained benzene and other carcinogens. On March 25, Judge Donald Floyd, 172nd District Court, ordered that CRC "fund the total settlement funds agreed upon by March 30" or pay ...
Spot NWE benzene prices rebound upwards after early morning dip - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Spot Northwest European benzene prices shrugged off an early morning slide to push upwards and were seen at least $8/mt higher than Tuesday's close at midday Wednesday. Early indications showed that the market had continued to fall from Tuesday's ...
NWE April benzene prices up $9/mt as consumer buyers reported - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: April Northwest European benzene prices Thursday morning rose by at least $9/mt compared with Wednesday's close, with reports of consumers buying in the European market. The market rose from a close of $1260.50/mt last night, to be heard traded at $1,265/mt and then "a few times" at $1,270/mt for 1,000 mt CIF ARA April barges during the morning session, ...
Platts US Morning Market Analysis: Asian benzene stable on oversupply - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Benzene prices in Asia were unchanged overnight as oversupply concerns lingered and fewer benzene cargoes were heard being booked from the region. As of Thursday no inquiries to ship benzene from Asia to the US or Europe over April were seen. A factor affecting the movement of cargoes is tight vessel space in the Far East for March. The vessel ...
Federal Regulation Lowers Permissible Amount of Benzene in Gasoline | KSKA Public Radio: For some time now, gasoline sold in Anchorage and Alaska has contained a higher benzene level than most of the United States. But that situation changes in 2012 when new federal regulations take effect that lowers the permissible benzene content from about 5 percent to around 1 percent.Â Â As a first step to measure the effectiveness of that change, ...
Platts US Morning Market Analysis: Benzene following crude higher - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Asian benzene prices opened the week higher as April Brent crude futures in Asia rose to $116.98/barrel at 0830 GMT against $116.11/b at the corresponding time on Friday last week. FOB Korea prices for benzene were assessed at $1187.50/mt Monday, ...
NWE benzene slumps by $60/mt for March as sellers step in - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Spot Northwest European benzene prices fell by at least $60/mt for March and around $35/mt for April Wednesday morning, as sellers were forced to offer aggressively as sources reported an increasingly lengthening market. There was uncertainty over the market direction at the beginning of the day, with March seen at a wide bid/offer range of $1,290-1,330/mt for ...
US benzene prices hit 7.5 week low on weak fundamentals - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Spot benzene prices in the US continued to move south midweek, hitting a seven and a half week low with March near 405 cents/gallon DDP USG, according to Platts data. The last time prices were at this level was in mid-February when the price was assessed at 410 cents/gal on January 14. March spot benzene prices were talked Wednesday at 400-410 cents/gal DDP USG ...

Asia SM/benzene spread narrows 6% in a day as SM demand wanes - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: The Asia price spread between styrene monomer and its main feedstock, benzene, has narrowed nearly 6% in a day on the back of waning SM demand. SM and benzene on Wednesday morning were pegged at $1,343.75/mt and $1,053/mt FOB Korea, respectively, crunching the product/feedstock spread ...
US cumene prices extend gains on strong benzene, propylene values - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: Cumene prices have also been bolstered by rising spot benzene, which was poised to touch a 27 month high on stronger January values. January benzene bids were seen as high as 380 cents/gallon DDP USG while offers were heard as high as ...
Health News, Medical Breakhroughs and Health Care - NECN: Las Vegas Sun
The court says evidence shows Robin Lawson was exposed to a known carcinogen benzene while working for the city of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Sun reported ...
Contamination less serious than thought: The latest results marks the third consecutive set of tests in which the results did not contain hazardous levels of either benzene or tetrachloroethylene (PCE) as found in the first set of tests. City Manager Kevin Burke said the preliminary results from the ...
Spot NWE naphtha-benzene spread falls to year-low of $150/mt - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: The spread between December Northwest European naphtha and benzene has dropped to $150/mt as length in benzene has meant that strong crude-inspired gains in naphtha have not been passed through to benzene prices. Platts data shows that the assessed naphtha-benzene spread December 2 ...
US benzene rises despite falling crude as buyers cover shorts - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: US benzene prices continued to rise, despite falling energy, as buyers covered shorts. Spot benzene started the day at 335-345 cents/gal ($1002-1032/mt) DDP ...
Origin stops coal seam gas drilling after chemicals found in water: Farmers near a coal seam gas ''fracking'' site in Queensland will have their water supplies tested for toxic benzene and other chemicals today after Origin Energy found contaminated water near drilling sites. The discovery of BTEX - a mixture of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and ...
US benzene short covering turn hydrodealkylation margins positive - Petrochemicals | Platts News Article & Story: US benzene short covering pushed hydrodealkylation economics just into the positive territory late Monday, according to Platts data. HDAs began to see positive margins at $2/mt. The last time economics were profitable was August 26, according to ...
Citizen group plans meeting on coke plant effects » Local News » Tonawanda News: A report by the US Environmental Protection Agency last month showed that Tonawanda Coke is a major source of benzene emissions in the region, and that the facility officials, including owner J.D. Crane, significantly underestimated the plant’s benzene emissions. Crane has said — ...
Benzene suit filed against Texaco for man's myeloma cancer | Southeast Texas Record: "During Mark Majors' employment at the Port Neches chemical plant he was occupationally exposed to benzene though the late 1970s," the suit states. ...

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