All the numbers below are comparisons on a year-on-year basis By John Richardson WHERE HAVE all of China’s paraxylene (PX) and ethylene glycols (EG) gone? With suggestions that other commodities such as steel are being stockpiled, this is a question that must be answered as we assess what […]
Asian Chemical Connections
China Polyester Chain Weakens
By Malini Hariharan The polyester chain is feeling the strain of poor Chinese demand. Weak export demand and Chinese government policy are also impacting this sector, as is the case in polyolefins. A further factor behind the problems in the polyester chain is the fall in cotton prices, as fellow blogger Paul Hodges points out. Monoethylene […]
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