European MTBE remains bullish amid uncertainty over US MTBE ban

摘要

London-The European MTBE market was bullish Jan 17,with fixed prices climbing as sellers remained at the sidelines awaiting higher prices.Although no sellers were heard offering firm,bids for January lifting barges were seen climbing to us660/mt FOB AR,with one refiner bidding barges for Jan 20-Feb 1 lifting,up from the Jan 16 close of us649-651/mt FOB AR.A trader reported offering us690/mt FOB AR for balance of January.