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Events in 2012

NPE
April 1-5, Orlando FL
NPRA
April 1-3, San Antonio TX
STLE
May 6-10, St. Louis, MO
NYSCC
May 15-16, Edison NJ
Vinyltec
October 22-24, Chicago IL

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Issue 31 - April 2012
Market Update
 As we finish up the first quarter of 2012, below is your market update on trends for some of our product lines. 

Epoxidized Soybean Oil
First quarter prices for Epoxidized Soybean Oil (ESO) have held steady. There is indication that price in the second quarter is expected to rise due to the cost of soybeans rising.

Ethanol
Government subsidies on ethanol ended in December 2011 creating rising ethanol stocks. This caused prices to start a slow decline beginning in late November. This trend continued through the first quarter of 2012.

Palm Derivatives
Crude Palm Oil has seen increases during the beginning of 2012, and prices are expected to contiune to rise during the 2nd Quarter.   Although stocks have been fairly high, demand is also high due to the expanding biodiesel market.

Plasticizers (Linear/branched)
Plasticizer pricing has risen steadily during the first quarter of 2012.  These increases are attributed to rises in feedstock costs, especially for propylene based products.

Sebacic Acid
Record production of castor crops has caused a dip in the pricing of Sebacic Acid and its derivative products, but for some derivatives this price change has been somewhat offset due to the effects of the propylene market.

Tolyltriazole
We continue to operate in a very tight tolytriazole market due to the shortage of the raw material OTDA. Producers indicate that the situation will remain tight in the foreseeable future.

Meet Caryssa Berg
 ChemCeed would like to welcome our Spring intern, Caryassa Berg.  Caryssa is currently a Chemistry with a Business Emphasis major at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.