Into The Mystic –  Ex-US Energy Price Surge Favors US Producers; Low Visibility Keeps Capex In Check

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Into The Mystic –  Ex-US Energy Price Surge Favors US Producers; Low Visibility Keeps Capex In Check

Key Points:

• US petrochemical production costs reflect sizable benefits relative to Asian and European peers amid the recent surge in global energy prices. Demand destruction concerns and low market visibility keep growth Capex in check.
• We flag pertinent energy, chemical, and other corporate updates (e.g., BP, Huntsman, SQM, OMV, Aramco, Sinopec, BASF, Clariant, Shell, others).
• We discuss relevant ESG items that range from solar and wind growing as a share of US electricity generation to the SQM sustainability outlook.
• We discuss numerous other pertinent chemical sector items in this report.

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