VIDEO: Naphtha market to remain tight for foreseeable future

Ajay Parmar

06-Apr-2022

LONDON (ICIS)–Senior analyst Ajay Parmar assesses whether the Russia-Ukraine crisis will heavily impact near-term naphtha flows.

  • Reduced flows of Russian naphtha into Europe expected in the near term
  • Lower liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices encourage crackers to use LPG over naphtha as their feedstock
  • Asian cracking margins are extremely low, dampening naphtha demand

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