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Container shipping chaos hits chemicals

...Chemicals container shipping costs have jumped drastically along some routes as the coronavirus...

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China PE imports have global impact

...In scenario 3 in the chart, below, opposite, China would import 16.8m tonnes of polyethylene (PE) in...

Price and Market Trends

China benzene saddled with large supply; downstream to sustain high margins

...China’s benzene market has been facing ample supply and coronavirus-hit demand, which are likely to...

Price and Market Trends

Supply limitations may remain in place through year end in US MDI, TDI markets

...Supply tightness in the US markets for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and toluene...

Price and Market Trends

BASF sees shift from volume to value

...BASF is preparing for a future where sustainability dictates product demand and where companies...

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Latest Issue

27 Nov 20 Volume 298, Issue 21

Latest Chemical Profiles

Polypropylene - Asia

27 November '20

Uses Polypropylene (PP) is used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, including plastic packaging, fibres, ropes, and automotive components. Supply/demand PP demand has varied widely...

Polyethylene - Europe

27 November '20

Polyethylene (PE) is the most commonly used of all commodity thermoplastics. There are three primary commercial PE products - high density polyethylene (HDPE), linear low density PE (LLDPE) and low...

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November 28, 2019

By Will Beacham

Middle East PE faces price war

...New capacities in the US and China will compete for market share in key export markets across Asia and Europe Middle East polyethylene (PE) producers face a challenging 2020 as more US and China...

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Base oil markets take a pause

...Global base oil and lubricant markets are taking a pause after a recent period of high capacity growth and low demand growth. But there are bright spots, such as the move to Group III base oils and...

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