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Regina Sousa: Nov 25, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Demand for polyurethane (PU) feedstocks is high as construction projects ramp up requirements. That, and the increased consumer focus on comfort at...
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Regina Sousa: Sep 30, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The MDI market in North America has been tight for some time and the situation has worsened after Ida hit the Gulf and proceeded to move inland....
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Regina Sousa: Aug 2, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The North American MDI market continues to be disrupted due to raw material shortages and prices are still firming. Lack of supply availability, even...
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Regina Sousa: Jun 16, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The North American MDI continues to be disrupted due to raw materials shortages and prices are firming once again. The surge in prices is due to lack...
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Regina Sousa: Mar 12, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The historically cold winter storm that struck the US Gulf Coast mid-February led to widespread shutdowns of petrochemical facilities and oil...
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Regina Sousa: Jan 29, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The North American MDI market is still tight as 2021 gets underway. Crude and pure MDI are heard to be short, even though operators have started to...
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Regina Sousa: Dec 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Isocyanates prices continue to firm as supply is disrupted and demand is strong. During October and November, supply in North America tightened...
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Regina Sousa: Jul 2, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Just as isocyanates started to see a light at the end of the tunnel after months of weakness, COVID-19 arrived and dampened any hope of growth....
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Regina Sousa: Apr 10, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Isocyanate markets improved in Q1 2020 but as the COVID-19 outbreak reached worldwide markets the picture changed once again. In previous years,...
