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The European PTA market: Five key facts on pricing dynamics
• Significant spikes in energy and other production costs in Europe (such as acetic acid) negatively impacted PTA producers’ margins during 2021. •...
Polyolefins markets: 5 features to look for in 2022
Polyolefins markets were strong in 2021, supported by a global economic recovery, a drive towards ‘back to normal’ following the coronavirus impact...
Superfund excise tax: Implications across the ethylene value chain
As of 1 July 2022, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Public Law 117-58) reinstated the Superfund excise tax imposed on the producti...
The imminent Asian olefins capacity wave
Asia will dominate olefins capacity growth through to 2025, with 2021-2022 being the peak year. In 2021 alone, China will add nearly 8 million tonn...
China maintains power in global methanol market
As the first country to be affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, China’s leading position in the global methanol market looked at risk in 2020. But it...
Coronavirus and polymers - update on flexible packaging markets
The world is different, now. The plastics industry was bright-eyed and optimistic heading in to the new decade. The protracted trade war between th...
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