The Weekly Catalyst

Global Chemical Update – A Push & Shove Market
August 17, 2020
Report Sections:
Feedstocks & Energy, Global Ethylene Cracker, Spot Profit Analysis, Ethylene & Propylene, Price Trends, Polyethylene Review, Other Relevant Global Polymer Trends, Other Relevant Global Chemical Trends, Global Chemical Data Sheets, Flow Charts & Other Ancillary Data
Companies Mentioned:
LyondellBasell, Dow, ExxonMobil, Sasol, Westlake, Shintech, OxyChem, Formosa, Celanese

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Global Chemical Update – A Push & Shove Market

 
Key Points:
  • US polymer values on avg. rose again WoW relative to overseas markets, but relative prices and upstream indicators increasingly point to a reversal ahead – we notably view US PE levels relative to Asia (Ex. 33) with caution.
  • Two other items: a) Asia PVC prices outpace US values higher WoW – a plus for USGC producers, such as Westlake; and b) Rising US ethylene values are spurring regional non-integrated derivative producer price hikes, per our view, and we discuss the recent VAM price hike nominations from Celanese.
  • European and Asian ethylene margins are declining quickly and given the export nature of the US business, without further relative feedstock support, the US should follow.    

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