VIDEO: Slow return of auto demand to weigh on US engineered plastics through 2020
Adam Yanelli
27-Jul-2020
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Watch Markets Editor, Adam Yanelli, discuss how the slow return of auto production in the US is likely to weigh on demand for nylon, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate (PC) throughout the rest of the year.
- Production halted from March through May because of coronavirus
- H1 sales down by 23% compared with same time last year
- New demand for ABS and PC from medical sector unable to offset auto losses
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