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2H20 Chemical Sector Profit Views Remain Too Optimistic; More Corporate Reports
May 8, 2020
Commodities Mentioned:
Crude, Natural Gas, Naphtha, Ethane, Carbon Black, Plastics, Caustic Soda
Companies Mentioned:
Lanxess, Celanese, Eastman Chemical, Huntsman, LyondellBasell, CP Chem, ExxonMobil, Orion Engineered Carbons, PTT Global, Lotte Chemical, Mitsui Chemical, Nippon Shokubai, Kumho Petrochemical, Sumitomo, Sinopec

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2H20 Chemical Sector Profit Views Remain Too Optimistic; More Corporate Reports; Other Items

Key Points:
  • 2H20 and 2021 chemical sector profit estimates appear broadly too high as most assume a 3Q20 demand snapback and notably wider oil/gas ratio.
  • We provide our takeaways following three corporate earnings releases (Orion Eng. Carbons, PTT Global and Lotte Chemical).
  • Other items of note range from oil-and-gas commentary, to still weak China PVC and caustic prices, to Brazilian plastic converter operating rates.

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