Asia top stories – weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
25-Oct-2021
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News Asia and the Middle East for the week ended 22 October 2021.
China BD import discussions rise on bullish
domestic market
Discussions for November delivery of butadiene
(BD) import cargoes into China have risen with
persistently bullish trades in the domestic
market.
PODCAST: China BDO prices extend gains in
October on tight supply
ICIS analyst Sikee Shi and Jady Ma discuss the
current state of China’s domestic
1,4-butanediol (BDO) market.
Asia fatty alcohols offers spike on PKO surge,
tight supply
Offers for fatty alcohols in Asia have risen on
the back of surging cost of feedstock palm
kernel oil (PKO), prevailing tight supply and
strong buying interest for spot cargoes.
Asia ethyl acetate market sentiment less
bullish on plant restarts
Asia ethyl acetate (etac) markets could
potentially taper off from recent strong gains,
coinciding with plant restarts amid signs of
easing sentiment in upstream sectors.
Asia key petrochemicals track China
post-holiday gains, crude rally
Asia’s key petrochemical markets have
strengthened, tracking the post-holiday rally
in China, on the back of robust gains in
upstream crude futures.
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