Europe top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
02-Apr-2024
LONDON (ICIS)–Here are some of the top stories from ICIS Europe for the week ended 28 March.
Europe not isolated from
impact of attacks on Russia
refineries
The recent series of drone strikes on oil
refineries in Russia has raised concerns over
the potential impact on global distillate
supply, but the big question is whether Europe
will feel the heat at all given that the region
banned Russian oil products in February 2023.
AFPM
’24: Europe must take action to stop
deindustrialization – Huntsman CEO
The EU must take action on industrial policy
instead of just talking about it, to stem the
tide of deindustrialization, the CEO of
Huntsman said.
Port
of Baltimore closed to ship traffic, could
weigh on chem movements in NE US
All vessel traffic in and out of the Port of
Baltimore on the US East Coast has been
suspended until further notice after the
container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott
Key bridge.
Global spot index
continues to rise on NW Europe surge
The global spot ICIS Petrochemical Index (IPEX)
was higher for a tenth week in 11 due to gains
across all regions, particularly in northwest
Europe.
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