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Surface Pressure – Commodity Chemical Supply Availability Indicators Rise, Uncertainties Remain
January 6, 2022
Commodities Mentioned:
Plastics (PVC, PP, PE, PU, PC, PET, etc.), Chlor-Alkali, Ethylene, Propylene, Lithium, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Natural Gas/NGLs, Crude/Naphtha
Companies Mentioned:
Enterprise Products, Flint Hills, Invista, Nova Chemicals, Dow, LyondellBasell, OxyChem, Celanese, Röhm, RPM International, Williams, Ineos, Larson & Toubro, Reliance, British Lithium, Albemarle, SQM, Livent, Merck KGaA, HPL. Henkel, Eaton, BHP, ExxonMobil, WeylChem, WL Plastics, Honda, Johnson Matthey, Atome Energy, Renewable Energy Grp, Amber Resources, Moog, Phillips 66

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Surface Pressure – Commodity Chemical Supply Availability Indicators Rise, Uncertainties Remain

Key Points:

  • US spot ethylene values have increased more than 20% since the start of 2022. We generally discuss the setup of this market in 1Q22 and highlight several indicators suggesting commodity production improvements ahead. 
  • We highlight pertinent energy, chemical, and other corporate updates (e.g., Invista, Ineos, Larson & Toubro, Reliance, Röhm, Williams, & others).
  • We note relevant ESG items, ranging from global carbon price trends to our research titled, The Evolution Of the Plastic Industry Could Stall in 2022.  
  • We discuss numerous other pertinent chemical sector items in this report.

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