Middle East MDI may stay firm on tightening supply from AsiaSpot PMDI import prices trend up amid tighter supply.

The article focuses on methyl di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) prices in the Middle East for March of 2014. It states that spot prices of polymeric MDI would be supported by a tightening supply as Japanese chemical company Nippon Polyurethane has offered limited volumes to Asian and Middle Eastern markets, citing problems at an upstream plant that affected its production of MDI. It mentions that Kumho Mitsui Chemicals would be shutting down a MDI factory in May for three weeks of annual maintenance.