Polystyrene (PS) importers in the Middle East were waiting for a clear price direction for upstream styrene monomer (SM) market before making any procurement decisions. SEE MORE Polyethylene producers and converters in Europe are bracing themselves for a period of price decreases following lower than expected demand in the first two months of the year. SEE MORE Weekly US coal production totaled an estimated 15.57 million st in the week that ended February 17, up 2.8% from the prior week, but down 4% from the year-ago week, US Energy Information Administration data showed Thursday. SEE MORE Polypropylene (PP) prices in China’s domestic market may slow down their downtrend post-Lunar New Year as downstream demand is expected to pick up. SEE MORE The US Department of Commerce has affirmed higher anti-dumping duty rates to be imposed on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia and Argentina, according to a statement by the department late on Wednesday. SEE MORE