Daily Chemical Reaction
Love You Madly – Appreciation of USGC Chemical Production Grows, Supply Chains Far From Normal
Key Points:
- We revisit the US spot ethylene and propylene markets today, following the recent decline in ethylene relative to propylene. We comment on tailwinds and headwinds for integrated and non-integrated derivative producers.
- We highlight multiple corporate items (e.g., Colonial Chemical, Sinopec, Invista, Suez, Nuberg, Shell, Trex & Linde strategic initiatives; Sabic & LyondellBasell price hike efforts; Phillips Carbon Black business update)
- Other relevant items within this report include looking at US chemical rail traffic and the Union Pacific 4Q report, several global ESG efforts that are gaining traction, and numerous relevant gov’t policy discussions worldwide.
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