Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'MTBE'

Methanol stays strong, but for how long?

By Malini Hariharan The doom and gloom affecting many segments of the petrochemical industry has yet to reach methanol. Asian spot prices have been stable since January and have hovered in the $340-350/tonne range during the last three months. Methanol...

Middle East Study Casts Doubt On Downstream Strategy

Petro Rabigh Source of picture: arabianoilandgas.com   By John Richardson Petro Rabigh's attempt to move further down the value chain raises interesting questions over exactly how successful the Saudi joint venture will be in attracting the necessary investment. As my...

Aromatics get complicated

By Malini Hariharan Asian aromatics markets are getting increasingly hard to read not merely because of volatile crude prices. Demand, usually strong at this time of the year, has so far failed to materialise. The US gasoline season has...