Initial May ethylene contract settles in US
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
Market sources report that an initial May ethylene contract has been settled in the US. The new contract was agreed with a decrease of 0.5 cents/lb ($11/ton) from April at 30 cents/lb ($661/ton).
Market players had been expecting the new contract to settle with rollovers to decreases from the previous month.
Market players had been expecting the new contract to settle with rollovers to decreases from the previous month.
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