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China phenol self-sufficiency: another one could bite the dust
By John Richardson IT IS A FANTASTIC song from a great band. Another One Bites the Dust by Queen underlines the versatility of a band that could not
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China 2021 polyethylene demand could be 1.9m tonnes lower than last year
By John Richardson WE NOW HAVE enough data to make some firm conclusions about what the Chinese polyethylene (PE) market will have looked like in
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China 2021 polyethylene demand could be 1.9m tonnes lower than last year
By John Richardson WE NOW HAVE enough data to make some firm conclusions about what the Chinese polyethylene (PE) market will have looked like in
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Global polyethylene could move from inflation to deflation by as early as Q1 2022
By John Richardson THE BALTIC DRY INDEX, one of the excellent barometers of overall economic activity, was late last week at its lowest level since
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Global polyethylene could move from inflation to deflation by as early as Q1 2022
By John Richardson THE BALTIC DRY INDEX, one of the excellent barometers of overall economic activity, was late last week at its lowest level since
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As China coal shortages end, polyolefins margins reach historic lows on oversupply
By John Richardson AGAIN, DON’T say I didn’t tell you. In my 11 October blog post, having talked to people who know what they are talking about,
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As China coal shortages end, polyolefins margins reach historic lows on oversupply
By John Richardson AGAIN, DON’T say I didn’t tell you. In my 11 October blog post, having talked to people who know what they are talking about,
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China could either see net imports of 63m tonnes in 2021-2031 or net exports of 18m tonnes!
By John Richardson CONFUSED BY the above chart? Once again I certainly hope so, provided confusion is not followed by blind paralysing panic. The
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Can China’s new trade strategy hit the right buttons in Washington?
Author: Wang Yong, Peking University The global economy is facing both COVID-19 and major power geopolitical competition. US–China rivalry could
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China’s bold economic plans and modest targets
Author: Bert Hofman, NUS East Asian Institute The annual gathering of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) took place in March, at the usual
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How China is changing and what it means for its economy
Author: Editorial Board, ANU For most Chinese, the Spring Festival of 2020 is one they’ll never forget. The holiday began as normal, with hundreds
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China’s bold new Five Year Plan
Author: Yao Yang, Peking University The fifth plenum of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Congress, which concluded on 30 October 2020,
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China’s ambitious innovation approach to growth
Author: Yixiao Zhou, ANU The 19th Chinese Communist Party Central Committee held its Fifth Plenary Session from 26–29 October, where they approved
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Dual circulation and China’s push for energy security
‘Dual circulation’ has one thing in common with many other major Chinese policy initiatives in that it’s not immediately apparent from its name
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The Prices And Costs Of What Xi Believes He’s Got To Do
It does seem, at first, a huge contradiction. On the one hand, what we know so far of China’s 14th 5-year plan apparently will lean heavily on new