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Crude oil prices fall. Nymex USD/bbl 43.18 (-1.16) Brent USD/bbl 44.53 (-1.27) WTI USD/bbl 43.18 (-1.16) Open spec naphtha prices gain. Naphtha USD/mt 406.00 (+12.50)

LLDPE CFR FEA, SEA & SA Week on Week change. LLDPE FILM : 1130-1135 (-55 FEA) LLDPE FILM : 1180-1185 (-40 SEA) LLDPE FILM : 1220-1225 (-25 SA)

ORPIC plans to restart its 117,000 bbl/day refinery and 340,000 mt/year PP plant, Located in Sohar, Oman, next week following a maintenance turnaround.

LLDPE CFR FEA, SEA & SA Week on Week change. LDPE GP : 1180-1185 (-35 FEA) LDPE GP : 1215-1220 (-40 SEA) LDPE GP : 1245-1250 (-20 SA)

Shanghai Petrochemical, China shuts its 250,000 mt/year HDPE plant on April 18, 2016 for a maintenance turnaround. It could not be ascertained as to when the plant would resume production.

HDPE CFR SEA Week on Week change. HDPE Yarn : 1195-1200 (-30) HDPE INJ : 1200-1205 (-10) HDPE BLMDG : 1230-1235 (-5) HDPE FILM : 1195-1200 (-15)

PP CFR SEA Week on Week change. PP RAFFIA : 1035-1040 (-30) PP INJECTION : 1035-1040 (-30) IPP FILM : 1055-1060 (-25) BOPP : 1055-1060 (-25) BLOCK COPOL: 1100-1105 (-25)

RIL reduces PP and PE prices with effect from April 21, 2016. PP down by Rs.2/kg basic. Prices of HDPE raffia, monofilaments, HM film and HDPE pipe grade down by Rs.2/kg basic while all other HDPE grade prices down by Re.1/kg basic. LDPE and LLDPE prices down by Rs.2/kg basic.

PVC CFR China, SEA & INDIA Week on Week change. PVC SUSP : 820-825 (00 CHINA) PVC SUSP : 820-825 (00 SEA) PVC SUSP : 885-890 (00 INDIA)