PODCAST: US propylene supply length pressures contract prices

Dustin Hall

21-May-2015

HOUSTON (ICIS)–With US propylene inventory levels near record highs, May contracts settled down slightly this week. ICIS Americas Senior Editor John Dietrich discusses the factors behind the surge in supply with Senior Editor Bobbie Clark in this podcast recorded on Thursday.

Dietrich explains why crackers continue to run hard despite the high inventory levels, and examines the possibility of low prices opening an arbitrage window for export of propylene derivatives.

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