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BERLIN (ICIS)--The European acrylonitrille (ACN) market is seeing its worst year for margins on record, a producer said on Tuesday.
"2013 is the worst year for ACN ever. Our price in 2013 has been in the red," it said on the sidelines of the 47th annual European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) meeting.
ACN spot prices have remained below feedstock propylene and ammonia costs through parts of 2013 and margins have been limited compared with costs throughout the year.
This is because downstream acrylic fibre demand has been weak. Although contracted volumes have several major end uses - including ABS and acrylamide - spot volumes are predominantly consumed by the acrylic fibre industry.
Market sources said in early October that European October acrylonitrile (ACN) contract prices are widely expected to fall, although discussions are at an early stage because of the drop in the feedstock propylene October contract price.
Buyers are targeting price reductions of at least €40/tonne ($54/tonne), in line with the fall in feedstock contract prices because of weak downstream margins.
One producer is aiming to limit price falls to around €20/tonne because of good demand in most downstream sectors.
However, discussions are not expected to begin in earnest until after EPCA which runs from 5-9 October.
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PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Cambodia's opposition warned strongman premier Hun Sen of a "final campaign" against him unless fresh elections are held, as it rallied on Friday in the country's northwest despite recent bloody crackdowns on protesters.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy and his deputy Kem Sokha met hundreds of supporters in Siem Reap province after authorities banned anti-government rallies in the capital and renewed calls for Hun Sen to resign over alleged vote fraud in July 2013 polls.
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Authorities chased opposition protesters from their rally site in the capital Phnom Penh on Saturday and banned all anti-government demonstrations indefinitely after bloody clashes between striking garment workers and security forces that saw police shoot several people dead.
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