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5 min read 2021-12-20 07:55:36

Global PP market and Omicron: deflationary pressures build

By John Richardson THE OMICRON outbreak is piling further pressure on already extremely stressed supply chains as Europe struggles to cope with the

5 min read 2021-12-10 07:58:16

By John Richardson NEW STEAM cracker projects are still being announced on the assumption that they will still be needed 20 years and more from now

2 min read 2021-12-05 16:46:32

A new report from the International Energy Agency confirms that electricity is set to be the fuel of the future, powered by renewable sources. And

2 min read 2021-12-05 16:46:32

A new report from the International Energy Agency confirms that electricity is set to be the fuel of the future, powered by renewable sources. And

5 min read 2021-11-30 19:52:54

By John Richardson THE CHART BELOW shows that 60% of global benzene production in 2021-2040 is forecast to be made via technologies linked to

5 min read 2021-11-30 19:52:54

By John Richardson THE CHART BELOW shows that 60% of global benzene production in 2021-2040 is forecast to be made via technologies linked to

2 min read 2021-11-28 16:47:40

OPEC+ oil producers saw prices tumble $10/bbl (13%) on Friday as the world woke up to the fact that the next phase of the pandemic may be underway.

2 min read 2021-11-28 16:47:40

OPEC+ oil producers saw prices tumble $10/bbl (13%) on Friday as the world woke up to the fact that the next phase of the pandemic may be underway.

6 min read 2021-11-24 06:07:56

By John Richardson WE ALL NEED TO ASK ourselves whether the global patterns in polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) pricing and margins that we

1 min read 2021-11-24 06:07:56

By John Richardson WE ALL NEED TO ASK ourselves whether the global patterns in polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) pricing and margins that we

1 min read 2021-11-22 07:52:12

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

8 min read 2021-11-22 07:52:12

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

1 min read 2021-11-21 16:10:03

Plastics producers are now being squeezed from both ends of the value chain. Upstream, the growing demand for Electric Vehicles is starting to lead

3 min read 2021-11-21 16:10:03

Plastics producers are now being squeezed from both ends of the value chain. Upstream, the growing demand for Electric Vehicles is starting to lead

3 min read 2021-11-21 16:10:03

Plastics producers are now being squeezed from both ends of the value chain. Upstream, the growing demand for Electric Vehicles is starting to lead