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Jane Denny: Feb 12, 2024 6:59:00 PM
A flurry of chemical deals were signed and sealed at the start of the new year. In part, activity was triggered by fear that the US Gulf Coast chill...
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South Korean petrochemical firms are adapting their business portfolios to combat oversupplied markets amidst a bearish demand for products.
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Tecnon OrbiChem: Feb 20, 2023 6:35:08 AM
As we look to the PET sector's high season - Q2 2023 - market participants will be keen to lower the paraxylene cost disparity compared to Asia. It...
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Charles Fryer: Jul 12, 2022 10:17:08 AM
Factories need to keep inventory, to guard against delayed delivery of vital feedstocks or components. This is especially the case for chemical...
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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: 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: 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: 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: Mar 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM
What is Covid-19 virus adding? In a previous promotion “What next for Polyester? What Is Changing in the Economy And Petrochemicals From 2019...
