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Chemical | Issue Date (MM/DD/YY) |
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Acetic acid | 3/2/15 (US) 1/6/14 (EUR) 4/29/13 (Asia) 1/28/13 (US) 1/30/12 (EUR) 7/18/11 5/31/10 4/27/09 7/23/07 |
Acetic anhydride | 4/9/07 |
Acetone | 5/23/16 (ME/IND) 1/25/16 (EUR) 9/28/15 (Asia) 3/24/14 (Asia) 3/10/14 (EUR) 1/6/14 (US) 6/10/13 (Asia) 12/3/12 (EUR) 1/2/12 (US) 9/13/10 (EUR) 1/11/10 (US) 11/26/07 |
Acrylamide | 7/21/08 |
Acrylic acid | 3/23/15 (US) 2/3/14 (EUR) 3/4/13 (Asia) 2/18/13 (US) 2/13/12 (EUR) 2/21/11 (US) 6/14/10 8/4/08 |
Acrylonitrile | 1/13/17 (US) 2/15/16 (EUR) 11/16/15 (US) 6/30/14 (US) 2/17/14 (EUR) 5/27/13 (US) 2/27/12 (EUR) 9/5/11 (US) 2/2/09 8/18/08 |
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins | 12/19/16 (Asia) 1/11/16 (US) 1/13/14 (EUR) 1/21/13 (US) 12/10/12 (Asia) 10/1/12 (EUR) 5/30/11 12/13/10 (EUR) 11/9/09 9/15/08 9/25/06 |
Adipic acid | 3/31/17 (EUR) 4/22/13 (Asia) 1/28/13 (EUR) 2/28/11 7/9/07 |
Alcohol ethoxylates | 2/24/14 (Asia) |
Alkyl benzene (LAB) | 6/2/17 (Asia) 6/1/09 8/20/07 |
Alpha olefins | 2/18/08 |
Ammonia | 10/27/08 |
Ammonium nitrate | 6/15/09 |
Ammonium phosphates | 3/16/09 |
Aniline | 1/7/08 5/28/07 |
Base oils | 2/3/17 (ME) 12/12/16 (EUR) 10/5/15 (Asia) 9/8/14 (Asia) |
Benzene | 12/12/16 (US) 3/7/16 (EUR) 2/15/16 (Asia) 6/8/15 (US) 4/13/15 (Asia) 3/3/14 (Asia) 2/24/14 (EUR) 9/9/13 (EUR) 2/25/13 (US) 10/15/12 (EUR) 5/7/12 (Asia) 10/17/11 1/18/10 (EUR) 2/16/09 |
Benzoic acid | 6/2/08 |
Biodiesel | 6/18/12 (US) 6/8/09 (US) |
Bisphenol A (BPA) | 2/3/17 (EUR) 2/22/16 (Asia) 5/25/15 (EUR) 10/20/14 (Asia) 2/11/13 (Asia) 6/27/11 5/9/11 10/13/08 1/14/08 |
Butadiene | 1/27/17 (US) 3/21/16 (Asia) 6/8/15 (EUR) 6/23/14 (Asia) 6/2/13 (US) 2/25/13 (EUR) 1/16/12 (US) 1/2/12 (Asia) 10/11/10 (EUR) 11/23/09 9/1/08 |
1,4-Butanediol | 1/25/16 (Asia) 6/15/15 (EUR) 1/27/14 (US) 3/4/13 (EUR) 8/27/12 (Asia) 2/20/12 (US) 9/26/11 3/2/09 1/26/09 (EUR) |
n-Butanol | 3/30/15 (US) 9/23/13 (US) 3/18/13 (EUR) 3/9/09 (EUR) |
Butene-1 | 2/12/07 |
n-Butyl acetate | 3/24/17 (Asia) 5/25/15 (Asia) 1/27/14 (EUR) 4/8/13 (Asia) 3/18/13 (US) 3/19/12 (EUR) 4/6/09 1/29/07 |
Butyl rubber | 11/3/08 |
Calcium chloride | 6/16/08 |
Caprolactam | 3/9/15 (Asia) 2/16/15 (EUR) 8/12/13 (Asia) 3/25/13 (EUR) 6/4/12 (Asia) 11/22/10 (EUR) 5/12/08 10/16/06 |
Carbon black | 2/9/09 |
Carbon disulfide | 9/8/08 |
Carboxymethyl cellulose | 10/20/08 |
Caustic soda | see Sodium hydroxide |
Chlorine | 3/26/12 (EUR) 3/7/11 3/22/10 |
Chloroform | 4/16/07 |
Cumene | 8/15/11 10/6/08 |
Cyclohexane | 3/17/17 (EUR) 1/26/15 (EUR) 6/3/13 (EUR) 10/10/11 12/6/10 8/3/09 (EUR) 5/14/07 |
Dicyclopentadiene | 7/16/07 |
Diethylene glycol | 11/19/07 |
Epichlorohydrin | 4/18/16 (EUR) |
Epoxy resins | 4/14/17 (Asia) 3/31/17 (US) 4/18/16 (EUR) 4/21/14 (EUR) 7/15/13 (Asia) 1/23/12 (US) 7/13/09 |
Ethanol | 6/2/17 (Lat Am) 5/11/15 (US) 3/24/14 (Asia) 4/8/13 (US) 10/3/11 (US) 5/25/09 |
Ethanolamines | 5/16/16 (EUR) 5/2/16 (Asia) 1/12/15 (Asia) 9/23/13 (Asia) 4/23/12 (EUR) 5/21/07 |
Ethyl acetate | 4/14/17 (Asia) 5/23/16 (ME/IND) 3/9/15 (EUR) 2/17/14 (US) 9/30/13 (EUR) 5/27/13 (Asia) 2/13/12 (US) 10/24/11 (EUR) 5/24/10 (US) 4/14/08 |
Ethylbenzene | 3/15/10 4/23/07 |
Ethylene | 5/16/16 (Asia) 2/1/16 (US) 1/26/15 (Asia) 3/3/14 (US) 11/11/13 (Asia) 5/13/13 (EUR) 3/5/12 (US) 1/30/12 (Asia) 1/10/11 (EUR) 10/26/09 6/9/08 |
Ethylene dichloride | 6/6/16 (EUR) 10/26/15 (Asia) 10/19/09 9/14/09 9/18/06 |
Ethylene glycol | 1/27/17 (EUR) 6/30/17 (US) 9/19/16 (Asia) 6/29/15 (US) 9/8/14 (EUR) 3/10/14 (US) 3/11/13 (US) 1/14/13 (EUR) 3/19/12 (Asia) 2/14/11 (EUR) 7/28/08 7/2/07 (US)
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Ethylene oxide |
9/22/17 (EUR) 8/31/15 (EUR) 3/17/14 (US) 4/15/13 (EUR) 3/12/12 (US) 1/24/11 8/2/10 6/23/08 6/11/07 |
Ethylene-propylene rubber (EP) | 2/29/2007 |
Ethylene vinyl acetate | 6/13/16 (Asia) |
2-Ethylhexanol | 9/26/16 (US) 10/26/15 (US) 4/21/14 (US) 1/7/13 (US) 1/23/12 (Asia) 1/16/12 (EUR) 7/20/09 |
Fatty acids | 6/27/16 (EUR) 6/6/16 (Asia) 3/7/16 (US) 4/14/14 (Asia) 5/26/14 (EUR) 3/31/14 (US) 8/31/09 (US) |
Fatty alcohols | 7/20/15 (Asia) |
Formaldehyde | 3/31/08 4/30/07 |
Glycerin | 3/26/12 (US) 2/25/08 |
Hydrochloric acid | 6/22/09 |
Hydrogen peroxide | 12/4/06 |
Isobutanol | 9/2/13 (US) |
Isopropanol | 7/20/17 (Asia) 5/23/16 (ME/IND) 3/21/16 (US) 6/9/14 (EUR) 4/14/14 (US) 12/17/12 (Asia) 9/17/12 (EUR) 4/2/12 (US) 3/1/10 (US) 11/2/09 (EUR) 10/22/07
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Maleic anhydride | 6/23/17 (Asia) 3/28/16 (US) 5/12/14 (US) 2/11/13 (Asia) 4/23/12 (US) 1/9/12 (EUR) 8/30/10 2/15/10 9/17/07 |
Melamine | 4/30/12 (US) 10/12/09 12/1/08 |
Methanol | 9/19/16 (EUR) 4/11/16 (US) 9/7/15 (Asia) 8/18/14 (Asia) 5/5/14 (US) 5/20/13 (Asia) 6/25/12 (EUR) 5/21/12 (US) 2/27/12 (Asia) 3/29/10 (US) 1/16/09 |
Methyl chloride | 3/19/07 |
Methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) |
9/15/17 (Asia) 3/10/17 (US) 7/20/15 (US) 7/21/14 (EUR) 5/5/14 (Asia) 9/30/13 (US) 5/21/12 (EUR) 3/12/12 (Asia) 4/11/11 (US) 7/19/10 (EUR) 7/27/09 2/4/08 |
Methyl ethyl ketone | 6/16/17 (US) 7/15/13 (US) 6/24/13 (EUR) 3/21/11 (EUR) 6/7/10 (US) 9/3/07 9/4/06 |
Methyl isobutyl ketone | 6/23/17 (EUR) 11/16/15 (Asia) 10/14/13 (Asia) 8/26/13 (US) 8/24/09 (US) |
Methyl methacrylate | 10/3/16 (EUR) 9/5/16 (Asia) 11/25/13 (Asia) 7/30/12 (Asia) 5/28/12 (US) 9/12/11 4/19/10 (US) 12/15/08 1/15/07 |
Methyl tert butyl ether (MTBE) | 8/11/17 (Asia) 1/11/16 (EUR) 6/23/14 (US) 1/21/13 (Asia) 1/7/13 (EUR) 6/11/12 (US) 5/3/10 (US) 6/29/09 (EUR) |
Methylene chloride | 4/2/07 |
Nitric acid | 5/19/08 |
Nitrile rubber | 12/8/08 |
Nonylphenol | 6/25/07 |
Nylon | 10/17/16 (Asia) 3/28/16 (EUR) 9/29/14 (EUR) 1/13/14 (Asia) 7/16/12 (US) 4/2/12 (Asia) 9/28/09 (US) 11/13/06 (N66) 10/30/06 |
1-octene | 8/6/07 |
Oxo-alcohols | 3/17/17 (Asia) 3/10/17 (US) 11/9/15 (EUR) 3/23/15 (Asia) |
Paraffin wax | 12/14/09 |
Pentaerythritol | 11/12/07 |
Perchloroethylene | 4/25/11 8/25/08 |
Phenol | 7/4/16 (Asia) 6/13/16 (US) 10/27/14 (Asia) 8/18/14 (US) 2/18/13 (Asia) 9/17/12 (US) 7/30/12 (EUR) 9/27/10 1/25/10 (US) 11/17/08 10/29/07 |
Phosgene | 1/8/07 |
Phthalic anhydride | 12/19/16 (EUR) 11/10/14 (EUR) 12/2/13 (Asia) 11/12/12/(US) 9/24/12 (US) 7/2/12 (EUR) 11/1/10 (US) 2/8/10 (EUR) |
Plasticizers | 9/26/16 (Asia) 7/4/16 (US) 11/24/14 (EUR) 11/10/14 (Asia) |
Polyacetal | 6/9/17 (EUR) 1/5/15 (EUR) 11/25/13 (EUR) 9/21/09 |
Polybutadiene rubber | 3/5/07 |
Polybutenes | 2/19/07 |
Polycarbonate | 6/16/17 (EUR) 6/15/15 (Asia) 9/22/14 (US) 8/12/13 (EUR) 10/15/12 (US) 5/28/12 (Asia) 5/23/11 (EUR) 6/21/10 (US) 5/18/09 5/5/08 |
Polyester fiber | 12/8/14 (Asia) 1/22/07 |
Polyether polyols | 10/29/12 (EUR) |
Polyethylene (HDPE) |
8/18/17 (LatAm) 6/27/16 (Asia) 10/5/15 (US) 12/8/14 (EUR) 5/26/14 (Asia) 7/29/13 (US) 1/9/12 (Asia) 8/29/11 9/29/08 11/6/06 (US) |
Polyethylene (LDPE) | 7/25/16 (EUR) 4/13/15 (US) 7/17/13 (US) 10/1/12 (Asia) 8/1/11 10/9/06 (US) |
Polyethylene (LLDPE) |
6/30/17 (EUR) 7/25/16 (Asia) |
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) | 11/28/16 (Asia) 6/29/15 (EUR) 11/24/14 (US) 10/20/14 (EUR) 8/27/12 (US) 4/16/12 (Asia) 3/5/12 (EUR) 10/18/10 (US) 3/8/10 2/11/08 |
Polymethyl methacrylate | 9/28/15 (EUR) 5/12/14 (Asia) 11/26/12 (EUR) 9/10/2012 (Asia) 1/12/09 |
Polyols | 7/28/17 (EUR) 10/6/14 (US) |
Polypropylene |
8/11/17 (EUR) 8/15/16 (US) 9/7/15 (EUR) 10/6/14 (Asia) 9/2/13 (EUR) 11/19/12 (Asia) 7/2/12 (US) 6/6/11 7/12/10 (US) 7/14/08 |
Polystyrene |
9/1/17 (EUR) 9/5/16 (US) 11/9/15 (Asia) 9/21/15 (EUR) 10/27/14 (US) 12/17/12 (EUR) 9/24/12 (US) 6/18/12 (Asia) 11/15/10 (US) 2/22/10 (EUR) 7/7/08 |
Polystyrene, expandable (EPS) | 10/7/13 (Asia) 6/10/13 (EUR) 5/13/13 (US) 12/5/11 (US) 10/25/10 (EUR) |
Polyvinyl alcohol | 3/26/07 |
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
9/29/17 (EUR) 11/28/16 (US) 11/21/16 (Asia) 3/30/15 (EUR) 1/12/15 (US) 1/5/15 (Asia) 11/18/13 (US) 5/20/13 (EUR) 10/29/12 (Asia) 9/19/11 (US) 5/10/10 (EUR) 5/11/09 9/11/06 |
Propionic acid | 3/30/09 10/1/07 |
Propylene | 10/24/16 (US) 5/11/15 (Asia) 11/18/13 (EUR) 11/19/12 (US) 4/30/12 (Asia) 11/7/11 (EUR) 8/16/10 (US) 12/7/09 |
(mono)Propylene glycol | 10/24/16 (EUR) 5/2/16 (US) 12/15/14 (Asia) 9/22/14 (EUR) 6/9/14 (US) 4/22/13 (EUR) 10/22/12 (US) 6/25/12 (Asia) 12/12/11 (EUR) 10/5/09 9/24/07 |
Propylene oxide | 10/7/13 (EUR) 11/26/12 (Asia) 11/21/11 (EUR) 3/28/11 9/7/09 (EUR) 7/30/07 |
Soda ash |
9/1/17 (US) 1/13/17 (EUR) 1/19/09 |
Sodium bicarbonate | 3/12/07 |
Sodium chlorate | 12/18/06 |
Sodium hydroxide | 3/24/17 (US) 4/11/16 (Asia) 4/20/15 (US) 9/29/14 (Asia) 3/17/14 (EUR) 4/15/13 (US) 4/16/12 (EUR) 6/13/11 (US) 4/5/10 (EUR) 4/13/09 |
Sodium silicate | 3/24/08 |
Sodium sulfate | 9/10/07 |
Sodium sulfite | 3/10/08 |
Sodium tripolyphosphate | 10/8/07 |
Sorbitol | 12/17/07 |
Styrene | 10/3/16 (US) 8/15/16 (EUR) 2/16/15 (Asia) 12/15/14 (US) 2/3/14 (Asia) 10/21/13 (EUR) 12/3/12 (US) 2/20/12 (Asia) 6/20/11 9/6/10 (US) 2/23/09 5/7/07 |
Styrene acrylonitrile | 2/1/16 (Asia) 3/2/15 (EUR) |
Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) | 10/31/16 (EUR) 2/22/16 (US) 2/23/15 (Asia) 10/28/13 (EUR) 3/11/13 (Asia) 2/7/11 11/8/10 (EUR) 3/17/08 |
Sulfur dioxide | 11/20/06 |
Terephthalic acid (PTA) and DMT |
9/8/17 (EUR) 3/31/14 (EUR) 1/14/13 (Asia) 6/4/12 (EUR) 5/16/11 5/4/09 (EUR) 11/5/07 |
Tetrapotassium pyrophosphate (TKPP) | 9/22/08 |
Titanium dioxide |
9/22/17 (US) 10/14/13 (US) 3/25/13 (Asia) 9/10/12 (EUR) 1/3/11 (US) 1/4/10 (EUR) 10/15/07 |
Toluene | 10/17/16 (US) 10/28/13 (Asia) 9/9/13 (EUR) 12/10/12 (US) 7/16/12 (Asia) 4/18/11 (EUR) 9/20/10 (US) 3/3/08 |
Toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) |
9/15/17 (US) 8/18/17 (Asia) 10/19/15 (Asia) 5/4/15 (EUR) 2/2/15 (US) 12/2/13 (US) 11/12/12 (Asia) 8/13/12 (EUR) 11/14/11 (US) 8/9/10 (EUR) 8/17/09 4/7/08 1/21/08 |
Triethylene glycol | 1/28/08 |
Urea | 11/10/08 (EUR) |
Vinyl acetate |
9/29/17 (Asia) 11/21/16 (EUR) 4/20/15 (EUR) 2/23/15 (US) 10/21/13 (US) 7/29/13 (EUR) 4/4/11 (EUR) 10/4/10 (US) 5/26/08 |
Vinyl chloride |
7/20/17 (Asia) 6/17/13 (Asia) |
o-Xylene |
9/8/17 (Asia) 7/28/17 (US) 9/21/15 (US) 7/1/13 (Asia) 6/24/13 (US) 5/2/12 (EUR) 6/28/10 4/28/08 6/4/07 |
p-Xylene | 10/31/16 (Asia) 5/23/16 (US) 10/19/15 (EUR) 7/21/14 (US) 7/1/13 (EUR) 10/22/12 (Asia) 8/13/12 (US) 7/4/11 4/20/09 (EUR) 6/18/07 (US) |
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