Daily Chemical Reaction
Something for Everyone – Pockets Of Strength, Weakness & Elements of Freakiness
Key Points:
- We find US petrochemical feedstock costs in reverse relative to strength abroad, and varying degrees of end market strength. Further enticement for US producers to operate at capacity
- Three commodity market items to think about today: a) US natural gas weakness; b) global ethylene spot market support; c) US propylene strength
- Other items of note today range from oil-and-gas commentary, to Braskem polypropylene export views, to an array of downstream reports.
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