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US PE Producers Fight for Price Support in May; Numerous Global Corporate Reports
May 12, 2020
Commodities Mentioned:
Crude, Natural Gas, Naphtha, Ethane, Ethylene, Polyethylene, Carbon Black, Polyvinyl Chloride, Caustic Soda
Companies Mentioned:
Dow, LyondellBasell, CP Chem, ExxonMobil, Amcor, Ashi Kasei, Energy Transfer, Hanwha Solutions, Indorama, IFF, Univar, Aramco, Lotte Chemical, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical. Tokai Carbon. Tosoh, Borealis

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US PE Producers Fight for Price Support in May; Numerous Global Corporate Reports; Other Items

Conference Call with BASF today (May 12) at 11am ECT

Key Points:
  • We discuss US polyethylene producer price hike nominations for June and recent trends in the ethylene market – we see any strength as short-lived.
  • We provide our takeaways following three corporate earnings releases (Amcor, Ashi Kasei, Energy Transfer, Hanwha Solutions, Indorama, IFF, Univar, Aramco, Lotte Chemical, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Tokai & Tosoh).
  • Other items of note range from oil-and-gas commentary, to India markets starting to show initial signs of life, to global aviation activity.

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