By John Richardson THE chart above shows how mono-ethylene glycol (MEG) coastal inventory levels in China have more than doubled since 2010. One explanation might be that the substantial increase in MEG demand since 2010 means that inventories, as a proportion of this total demand, haven’t increased that dramatically. Real consumption of all the three […]
Asian Chemical Connections
China MEG Market Points To Risks Ahead
By John Richardson SOMETHING very disturbing is going on in China’s mono-ethylene glycol markets (MEG), which, we, think, reflects the following: Failure to read the economic tea leaves. A sharp contraction in credit growth threatens to leave 2014 GDP growth a lot lower than many chemicals companies have forecast. The possible use of MEG as […]
Middle East-China MEG Exports Surge
By John Richardson MONO-ETHYLENE glycol (MEG) exports to China rose to 4.12m tonnes in the first half of this year from 3.38m tonnes during the same period in 2011, according to data from Global Trade Information Services (GTIS). The main beneficiary of the export surge was the Middle East as H1 2012 exports from Kuwait […]
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