Thursday, September 04, 2008

Sinopec forecasts loss in Aug production

Soaring naphtha prices and fierce market competition have resulted in expected loss for Sinopec Corp in its August chemical production, after reporting huge refining losses. Prices of naphtha, a key ffeedstock in ethylene production, more than doubled from the start of the year to more than US$1200/MT, while increases in ethylene prices could not cover the higher costs.

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