PODCAST: Vaccine packaging could boost demand for PP, but not enough to compensate other losses

Will Beacham

24-Nov-2020

BARCELONA (ICIS)–Manufacturing hundreds of millions of coronavirus vaccine shots could boost demand for polypropylene (PP), but not enough to compensate for losses in other end use markets.

  • Coronavirus vaccine packaging may boost demand for PP
  • Will not be enough to replace lost demand from other end uses
  • Refinery closures to restrict petrochemical feedstocks
  • End-use markets shifting to renewables, low carbon technologies
  • Danger fiscal tightening could stifle recovery, increase unemployment
  • Current wave of lockdowns not as damaging to economies
  • Lack of visibility on demand patterns beyond Q4

Podcast interview with Rhian O’Connor, ICIS lead analyst for demand modelling and Paul Hodges, chairman of New Normal Consulting.

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Editor’s note: This podcast is an opinion piece. The views expressed are those of the presenter and interviewees, and do not necessarily represent those of ICIS.

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Interview by Will Beacham

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