Spot Olefins Mostly Down in Both Europe and the U.S.

Major petrochemical markets were described as uneven and without direction this week on both sides of the Atlantic. In the U.S., spot ethylene was lower by about 5 cts/lb, while both grades of propylene shed about 2 cts/lb. Butadiene, however, continued to climb, reaching a new average spot high of about $2.05/lb, players say. Among North American feedstocks, ethane gained about 2 cts/gal, propane added 4 cts/gal, and butane was higher by about 5 cts/gal. Naphtha, meanwhile, was unmoved, remaining in the mid-$2.00/gal range. In Europe, spot olefins were lower but...

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