Daily Chemical Reaction
The Way Of Water: Avatars May Not Drink, But The Rest Of Us Do – Good for PVC Despite Weak Housing
Key Points:
- The housing and construction market is negatively impacting some building materials, and while this may linger through 2023, PVC likely has upside from infrastructure, especially in India.
- The G7 meeting may get testy over German support for natural gas use, but Germany is dealing with pragmatic analysis rather than idealism – CCS is key to finding a compromise.
- Abu Dhabi’s interest in chemicals in North America is just one of many examples of offshore companies looking at cheap hydrocarbons. Integrating the potential portfolio would make sense.
- We note the haves and have-nots in raising capital for energy transition, noting Bloom’s debt deal versus the struggles in the EV space. We also again question the logic of hydrogen hubs.
- Calls for more local production in Europe (and the US) make some sense, but costs will matter, and reducing import dependence should be secondary to building something economical.
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