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Players expected supply to improve from some markets, such as Iran and southeast Asia, due to plant restarts. However, supply could be disrupted from other markets. Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago saw production disruptions from natural gas supply disruptions which should affect short term delivery to Asia. In China, domestic supply should increase from new capacities. It was unknown if the Suez Canal blockage would affect logistics from Middle East to Asia.
Consumption and demand should remain robust and unchanged in the near term, due to downstream players enjoying healthy margins. However, a new wave of COVID-19 infections hit India at the end of the first quarter, prompting expectations that lockdowns would be implemented in most parts of India. This could cause downstream production to drop, mirroring what happened in previous lockdowns. Other Asian countries have thus far managed to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
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