ICIS Market Expert Blogs

Read our chemical and energy experts’ latest assessment of the market

Asian Chemical Connections

John Richardson’s Asian Chemicals Connections looks at Asian and global commodity chemicals and polymer pricing trends, supply and demand, macroeconomics, energy and environmental issues.

China’s PX net imports may fall to an annual average of just 700,000 tonnes in 2024-2030
13th March 2024

CHINA'S annual average PX exports in 2024-2030 could average as much as 7.4m tonnes a year or as little as 700,000 tonnes

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Why China’s HDPE net imports could average just 700,000 tonnes per year in 2024-2030
8th March 2024

RIGOROUS scenario planning is essential for China's net import flows in 2024-2030

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Three scenarios for China’s PE demand in 2024-2030 and the effects on global operating rates
4th March 2024

UNDER all the scenarios, growth set to decline to the low single digits from 10% in 1992-2023.

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How Europe can avoid “sleepwalking” towards offshoring of petrochemicals
27th February 2024

Neither Supermajors nor Deglobalisation are inevitable. Outcomes will instead be set by many individual choices that are coordinated in the rights way

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Chemicals and the Economy

Guest blogger, Paul Hodges looks behind today's headlines and studies key influencers shaping the chemical industry over the next 12-18 months. He takes a closer look at oil prices, economic growth and the environment among other things, along with some light-hearted commentary along the way.

Rethinking, repositioning and restructuring are now essential for industry survival
10th March 2024

Resilience requires companies to refocus downstream and diversify their portfolio. They also need to be clear about the value proposition for their ta

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The Antwerp Declaration is set to transform Europe’s chemical industry
3rd March 2024

Restructuring, repositioning and rethinking are now essential for the industry’s survival.

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Thinking ‘out of the box’ will deliver major revenue and profit growth in the New Normal world
25th February 2024

We are living in very uncertain times. Major wars are underway in Ukraine and Middle East. And the concept of ‘Business as Usual’ is returning to

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The demographic and peace dividends created by the Boomer SuperCycle are disappearing
18th February 2024

Demand patterns are now changing rapidly. We now have a demographic deficit, rather than a dividend. And the peace dividend has also disappeared.

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