Americas top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
13-Nov-2023
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Here are the top stories from ICIS News from the week ended 10 November.
US
Trinseo could achieve ’25 industrial scale for
recycled PC
Trinseo could achieve industrial scale
production of recycled polycarbonate (PC) using
its dissolution technology in 2025, the CEO
said on Monday.
Braskem Idesa ethane
terminal eyes 2025 startup in
Mexico
The joint venture developing a new terminal in
Mexico that will supply ethane to Braskem
Idesa’s ethylene complex could start operations
at the beginning of 2025, as the project is 48%
complete, the CEO of the venture said.
INSIGHT: Mexican chems,
short on ethane, await ’24 election for new
policies
No matter who wins Mexico’s presidential
election in June 2024, she will have to address
Mexico’s energy policy, which has failed to
reverse the country’s chronic decline in oil
production, leaving its chemical industry
without the feedstock it needs to run its
plants at full capacity.
Firms
develop plastics for voltage shielding,
insulation in EVs
Chemical companies are developing new grades of
plastic to address voltage shielding and
insulation that electric vehicles (EVs) need to
protect their components.
APLA
’23: Pessimism descends upon Latin America’s
petrochemicals as challenges
mount
Latin American petrochemicals producers are
bracing for more pain ahead as selling prices
remain low and input costs high while cheap
imports from Asia and North America continue
biting into their market share.
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