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February 25, 2008

Butadiene Supply Constraints Fuel Spot Price Surge

Rebecca Coons

Butadiene contracts settled at a record high of 61 cts/lb for February contracts, and spot prices continue to firm, adding 15 cts/lb to reach 67-69 cts/lb in recent weeks, sources say. Planned and unplanned outages have led to short-term butadiene shortages...

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