Wishful Drinking – US Chemical Producers Fight For Price Support Amid Rising Supply & Cost Headwinds

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Wishful Drinking – US Chemical Producers Fight For Price Support Amid Rising Supply & Cost Headwinds

Key Points:

• USGC ethylene values fell to a 2021 low relative to USGC ethane this week. We discuss multiple findings of depreciating Western commodity chemical values, despite rising production costs, that point to margin declines in 4Q21.  
• We highlight pertinent chemical sector corporate updates (e.g., Nouryon, Air Products, OMV, Formosa, Dow, BASF, Sibur, Sabic & other items).
• We flag our latest ESG weekly research and numerous other ESG items worth note, ranging from hydrogen developments to new tech updates.
• We note numerous other pertinent chemical sector items in this report.

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