is a global distribution & trading company in plastic raw materials with offices and operations in Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. The network structure enables each individual branch to operate in line with the latest short-term trends within world and regional markets.
NCT's strategy is to generate added value to the chain between producers and end-users of commodity polymers. NCT is an ISO Certified Company who trades in polyolefin’s, polystyrene, pet, pvc and other plastic raw materials.
Initial Europe February ethylene settles at €1,219/tonne, plus E99/mt
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on 27-01-2012 13:26
source: Icis (27/1)
Initial Europe February propylene settles at €1,105/t, up €90/t
Japan Tosoh to continue operating sole 527,000 tpa naphtha cracker at reduced rate
on 27-01-2012 08:30
source: Plastemart (27/1)
Japan's Tosoh Corp, an integrated chemical producer is to continue to run its 527,000 tpa naphtha cracker at reduced run rates of 90% due to slow ethylene demand, as per Reuters. Run rates were lowered in October-December after operating at near full capacity in April-September
LyondellBasell grants largest capacity Hostalen ACP Process License for new HDPE plant in China
on 27-01-2012 08:25
source: Plastemart (27/1)
Hostalen ACP process technology license to Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Yanan Energy and Chemical Co., Ltd. Start-up for this new HDPE plant in the Chinese Shannxi province is scheduled for 2014. "This is the largest capacity Hostalen ACP multi-modal process technology that we have ever licensed, further demonstrating the competitive economics for producing leading HDPE resins," said Bob Patel, senior vice president of Technology at LyondellBasell. Key features of the Hostalen ACP process technology include three reactors in cascade enabling the production of high-performance HDPE resins particularly suitable for film, blow-molding and pressure pipe applications. Furthermore, Hostalen ACP has low manufacturing and investment costs for multimodal HDPE and capacities of up to 450 KT per year, which make it today's technology of choice for the production of HDPE.
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on 27-01-2012 08:22
source: Icis (27/1)
India’s HPL delays restart of cracker; PE, PP units to 28-29 Jan
Asia naphtha to surge on lower supply from Europe, India
Global propylene demand to grow 61% by 2025 – US consultant