By John Richardson THE extraordinary data on China’s polyethylene (PE) market will not go away. We need credible answers. To begin with: Imports were up by 20% in H1 2014 compared with the same period last year, according to Global Trade Information Services. They were up by 33% in the first half of 2014 over […]
Asian Chemical Connections
China Polyester: Failure To Ask The Right Questions
By John Richardson HERE is a historical account of what has gone wrong with China’s polyester industry: Apparel and non-apparel manufacturers were first encouraged to back-integrate to polyester fibres production and then to purified terephthalic (PTA) as the central government sought to develop the economy through import substitution. This might have been fine without decision […]
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