Polyvinyl Chloride Europe

摘要

The polyvinyl chloride FD contract price was assessed at Eur905/mt Wednesday, an increase of Eur5 on the week, reflecting a Eur75 rise on the month on tight supply. “There is a desperate lack of resin throughout Europe, it’s quite alarming to say the least,” a trader said. Repsol also declared force majeure Wednesday on ethylene at its 702,000 mt/year Tarragona plant, Spain, which has implications for downstream PVC. The plant “was affected by a technical issue in the boiler of the cracker,” the company said in a statement. French producer Kem One declared force majeure on production of PVC and vinyl chloride monomer at its Lavera plant, southern France, Monday, following a fire a Naphtachimie’s steam cracker at the same site.