Asia top stories – weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
29-Apr-2024
SINGAPORE (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News Asia and the Middle East for the week ended 26 April 2024.
Thailand’s SCG Q1 net profit slumps 85%; eyes
better H2 conditions
By Nurluqman Suratman 26-Apr-24 12:45 SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–Siam Cement Group (SCG) posted an 85%
year-on-year decline in Q1 net profit on losses
from chemicals operations, but the Thai
conglomerate expects the segment’s earnings to
recover in H2 on improved olefins demand and
expected restart of its Vietnam petrochemical
complex.
China VAM exports jump; shipments to India
surge in Q2
By Hwee Hwee Tan 25-Apr-24 13:42 SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–China’s vinyl acetate monomer (VAM)
spot offers have tumbled, boosting buying
interest in its outbound cargoes, and lifting
its exports to India to a multi-month high into
the second quarter.
SE Asia PE May offers mostly rangebound; demand
still weak
By Izham Ahmad 24-Apr-24 14:09 SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–Initial spot import offers for May
shipments of polyethylene (PE) in southeast
Asia were announced mostly rangebound so far in
the week, while buying interest remained under
pressure near recent lows.
Saudi Aramco eyes stake in Hengli
Petrochemical; prowls for more China
investments
By Fanny Zhang 23-Apr-24 14:13 SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–Saudi Aramco continues its quest for
downstream petrochemical investments in the
world’s second-biggest economy, adding Hengli
Petrochemical in a list of target companies in
which the global energy giant intends to
acquire a strategic stake.
PODCAST: Production constraints keep Asian BD
spot trades buoyant in Q1, demand outlook
mixed
By Damini Dabholkar 22-Apr-24 17:35 SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–Persistent production constraints have
driven Asia’s spot prices for butadiene (BD) to
near two-year-high levels, but how the rally
goes from here may hinge on downstream demand
conditions.
CHINAPLAS ’24: PODCAST: China PP exports
strong, imports weak in Q1
By Sijia Li 22-Apr-24 16:23 SINGAPORE
(ICIS)–ICIS analyst Sijia Li and senior
industry analyst Joanne Wang discuss
developments in China’s polyolefins market.
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