Fishin’ In The Dark – US MDI Markets Face Notable Risk, SE LA Power & Restart Issues Post Ida In Focus

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Fishin’ In The Dark – US MDI Markets Face Notable Risk, SE LA Power & Restart Issues Post Ida In Focus

Key Points:

• US MDI-polyurethane markets were tight before Hurricane Ida. Given the sizable portion of total US capacity in Geismar, LA, we view the MDI market as one that may stay stronger for longer due to production and logistic issues.
• We highlight pertinent chemical sector corporate updates (e.g., Westlake, BASF, Huntsman, PetroChina, Sinopec, Symrise, Eneos, & other items).
• We find varied ESG items worth consideration, ranging EU carbon values hitting a record high this week to several corporate ESG initiative updates.
• We note numerous other pertinent chemical sector items in this report.

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