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Shake, Rattle & Roll – Methanol Emerges From The Doldrums, Further Improvement In Question
September 24, 2020
Commodities Mentioned:
Methanol, Formaldehyde, Acetic Acid, MTBE, DME, Natural Gas, Coal, Naphtha, Ethylene, Propylene, Butanediol, ABS
Companies Mentioned:
Celanese, Methanex, Southern Chemical Corp. (SCC), LyondellBasell, Indorama, Natgasoline, SABIC, Aramco, Kuraray, AkzoNobel, Alcoa, Citgo, CNOOC, Borealis, Covestro, Henkel, Unilever, Manali Petrochemical, PetroChina, PTTGC, Range Resources, Sekisui, Total

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Shake, Rattle & Roll – Methanol Emerges From The Doldrums, Further Improvement In Question      

 

Key Points:

  • US spot methanol values reflect strength MoM and contract price hikes are arriving for October – we evaluate US values relative to NW Europe and Asia, and flag derivative trends that will likely keep US price hikes in check.
  • We highlight several corporate news/update items worth note today (e.g. PTTGC, AkzoNobel, Borealis, CNOOC, LyondellBasell, etc.).
  • Other items worth note today range from spot ethylene price strength in SE Asia amid outages, US refinery operating rates taking a step lower WoW, and some limitations in Europe-Asia naphtha product flows.

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