<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>   <rss version="2.0">   <channel>        <title>Platts News: Latest Petrochemicals Headlines from Platts.com</title>           		<link>http://www.platts.com?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>		<description>Petrochemicals Headlines from Platts.com: Platts, a Division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), the world's leading provider of energy information.</description>		<language>en-US</language>		<copyright>Copyright &#169; 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.          http://www.mcgraw-hill.com</copyright>				<category>Latest Petrochemicals Headlines</category>		<image>			<url>http://www.platts.com/images/latest_petrochemicals_headlines_title.gif</url>			 <title>Latest Petrochemicals Headlines</title>			<link>http://www.platts.com?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>		</image>		<managingEditor>webeditor@platts.com</managingEditor>		<webMaster>webeditor@platts.com</webMaster>		<pubDate> 4 Jul 2009 02:19:27 GMT</pubDate>                                		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[July NWE paraxylene CP fully settled at Eur728/mt FD NWE]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[London (Platts) -- 3Jul2009 -- The July Northwest European paraxylene contract price appears to be fully
settled Friday after confirmation from a second producer that it had
followed the initial settlement of Eur728/mt FD NWE.

   ...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8685868.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8685868.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[China May LPG imports up 103.5% on year, but down 4.95% on month]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Singapore (Platts) -- 3Jul2009 -- China imported 455,458 mt of LPG in May 2009, up 103.52% from 223,791 mt
in the year-ago period, latest figures from the country's General
Administration of Customs showed.
     Propane imports in May...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7967736.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7967736.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[China's methanol antidumping duties likely to hit 30-60%]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Tokyo (Platts) -- 3Jul2009 -- China's Ministry of Commerce could impose an antidumping duty of 30-60%
on foreign methanol producers currently under investigation for allegedly 
dumping methanol into the country, market sources close...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7967734.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7967734.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[NWE styrene prices firm over fears of further production cuts]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[London (Platts) -- 2Jul2009 -- European styrene monomer traded $20/mt Thursday amid fears over further
production cuts going into August, sources said.

     In the styrene spot market, bids for July- and August-loading barges rose
from...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8682995.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8682995.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[Indonesia loses GSP status on PET exports to the US]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[New York (Platts) -- 2Jul2009 -- Indonesia has lost its duty free status for PET bottle resin imports to
the US, according to a ruling from US Trade Representative Office. 

     Under the US' Generalized System of Preferences, Indonesia...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8682989.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8682989.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia's Sabic unlikely to offer spot MTBE before December]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Singapore (Platts) -- 2Jul2009 -- Saudi Arabia's Sabic is unlikely to offer any spot MTBE cargoes before
December due to tighter supply on the back of turnarounds and shutdowns at its
plants, a source close to the company said Wednesday....]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8679884.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8679884.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[US domestic PE prices up 3 in June, July increase split with Aug]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[New York (Platts) -- 1Jul2009 -- US domestic PE prices are up 3 cents/lb in June, but the previously
announced 8 cents/lb increase for July has been split into 4 for July, and 4
for August, industry sources said. 

     The June increase...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6447341.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6447341.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[Dow shutters some US ethylene, derivative production]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Houston (Platts) -- 1Jul2009 -- Dow Chemical has approved a restructuring plan which calls for the
shutdown of a number of manufacturing assets, including ethylene and
ethylene-derivative assets in the company's basics portfolio. The
restructuring...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6447338.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6447338.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[Dow Chemicals buys 44,000 mt US propane cargo for NWE: sources]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[London (Platts) -- 1Jul2009 -- Dow Chemicals has purchased a 44,000 mt propane cargo of US Gulf origin
for delivery to the Netherlands, according to trading sources Tuesday.

     Sources said the cargo will be supplied to Dow by the...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8676506.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8676506.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[China's Yisheng seeks approval for third PTA plant in Ningbo]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Singapore (Platts) -- 1Jul2009 -- China's Zhejiang Yisheng Petrochemical has submitted applications to the
state authorities for the construction of its third purified terephthalic acid
plant, three people familiar with the matter said...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7954092.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7954092.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka Port Authority to start work on second tank farm]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Singapore (Platts) -- 1Jul2009 -- Sri Lanka Port Authority, or SLPA, is set to start construction of its
second onshore oil terminal at the port of Hambantota at the southern end of
the island, a source close to the matter said late Tuesday.
...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7953961.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/7953961.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[LyondellBasell announces 80% US butadiene allocations in July]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Houston (Platts) -- 30Jun2009 -- LyondellBasell has further reduced allocation levels for US customers to
80% in July based on sales from October 1, 2008, to May 1, 2009, a source
familiar with operations confirmed.

     LyondellBasell's...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6446147.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6446147.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[US July propylene contracts nominated up 4.5, 5 cents/lb]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[Houston (Platts) -- 30Jun2009 -- US propylene makers have nominated July increases of 4.5,and 5 cents/lb,
sources told Platts this week. Shell Chemical confirmed nominating up 4.5
cents/lb and sources said that LyondellBasell announced...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6446146.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/6446146.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                            		<item>	           			<title><![CDATA[ETBE premium to MTBE falls on oversupply concern]]></title>			<description> <![CDATA[London (Platts) -- 30Jun2009 -- An overhang of supply has resulted in the ethyl tertiary butyl ether
premium over MTBE falling by $33.25/mt since Friday, Platts data showed
Monday.

     &quot;It looks like some people have too much ETBE...]]></description> 			<link>http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8672809.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</link>			<category>Petrochemicals</category>			<guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.platts.com/Petrochemicals/News/8672809.xml?src=Petrochemicalsrssheadlines1</guid>			</item>                          </channel></rss>	