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Javier Rivera: May 18, 2022 4:49:27 AM
The largest PET producers reported extraordinary results in 2021 and Q1 2022. Along with improved profitability, all the companies provide extended...
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Javier Rivera: Feb 14, 2022 12:00:00 AM
There is exceptional profitability for products in the polyester chain in Europe and the US today. Heightened local prices and good profits are...
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Javier Rivera: Nov 5, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Depending on the origin and destination, the cost of freight today represents almost one-third of the cfr value/price of exports imports by America...
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Javier Rivera: Sep 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Supply limitations, logistic constraints and varying demand patterns have created different scenarios for PET in each region. The South American...
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Javier Rivera: Jul 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Good demand, but mainly supply limitations of ethylene oxide and derivatives have created unusual volatility and historically high prices for glycols...
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Javier Rivera: May 17, 2021 12:00:00 AM
It seems feasible that the use of PET will continue to grow, but … should this happen at the cost of reducing fossil raw materials? The changing...
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Javier Rivera: Apr 7, 2021 12:00:00 AM
Everything that happened in 2020 was impossible to imagine, as is the current situation in the petrochemical industry, and glycols are no exception....
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Javier Rivera: Feb 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM
The concerns relating to the availability of PET in December, as European producers struggled to bring plants back online following scheduled...
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Javier Rivera: Feb 3, 2021 12:00:00 AM
As we moved into the Q4 2020, outstanding demand of PET in the US has improved the performance of producers in America. Not only in the US and North...
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Javier Rivera: Dec 8, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Negotiations for 2021 contractual deliveries continue in Europe and the US with unexpected issues modifying the positions of sellers and buyers....
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Javier Rivera: Jun 9, 2020 12:00:00 AM
Since the start of 2020, we have seen Brent crude oil futures fall from just under $70/bbl to $23/bbl. MEG values followed, plummeting from $608/ton...
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Javier Rivera: May 12, 2020 12:00:00 AM
The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting disruption to economies around the world has had a major impact on global synthetic fibers demand – with a...
