US benzene strength relative to styrene weakness – we frame the unusual and unsustainable situation. US PE contract price nominations suggest greater tightness in LDPE.
Six corporate items target sector activist news and 4Q results; Other items in the news range from the Aramco shale gas project to China caustic exports . . .
Commodities Mentioned:
Benzene, Toluene, Styrene, Polyethylene, Brent Crude, US Natural Gas, Methyl Methacrylate, Caustic Soda, Polyvinyl Chloride
Benzene, Toluene, Styrene, Polyethylene, Brent Crude, US Natural Gas, Methyl Methacrylate, Caustic Soda, Polyvinyl Chloride
Companies Mentioned:
LyondellBasell, Ineos, Trinseo, Westlake, Flint Hills, ExxonMobil, Valero, Total, Shell, CP Chem, Dow Chemical, Sasol, Formosa, Olin, Arkema, Croda, AECI Ltd., Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Home Depot
LyondellBasell, Ineos, Trinseo, Westlake, Flint Hills, ExxonMobil, Valero, Total, Shell, CP Chem, Dow Chemical, Sasol, Formosa, Olin, Arkema, Croda, AECI Ltd., Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Home Depot