Entries from Asian Chemical Connections tagged with 'aromatics industry'

Aromatics May Suffer From Strong Reformer Economics

By John Richardson ASIAN aromatics producers are struggling from an oversupply driven both by weak demand for their products and strong overall reformer economics, the blog has been told. As this chart below illustrates for benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTX),...

Challenges for chemicals trading in Q4

The views of two Singapore-based chemicals traders explain some of the fundamental shifts in production, logistics and demand since the economic crisis began. "I have done reasonable business this year and made quite good returns, but volumes are way down," said...

China petchem output up, textiles down

The Canton Trade Fair Source of picture: Blawg.lehman.com This interesting article from Bloomberg says that while petrochemical output in China rose in August, textile production actually contracted. We don't as yet have any breakdown for specific petrochemicals. If the overall...

Excessive Confidence A Risk

Confidence along all the chemicals value chains is always a key issue because of the ability to aggressively manage inventories, according to the London-based chemicals analyst Paul Satchell. So there's the ever-present risk of sudden and very disruptive de-stocking....