by Research | May 12, 2022 | Daily Chemical Reactions
Daily Chemical Reaction 2step – PPI Outpaces CPI In April, Supporting Case For Further Chemical End-Market Price Hikes Key Points: Producer price hikes have outpaced consumer prices YTD, suggesting end-market price increases are still ahead in many product chains. We...
by Research | May 5, 2022 | Daily Chemical Reactions
Daily Chemical Reaction SINK-O De Mayo – Chemical Sector Profit Moves Past Tipsy Stage, Few Drunk Enough To Invest Key Points: Global chemical sector margins take a hit from higher energy costs YTD. We foresee mounting product price headwinds in 2H22 as supply...
by Research | May 3, 2022 | Daily Chemical Reactions
Daily Chemical Reaction Energy – US Natural Gas & Ethane Strength Helps Support Chemical Prices, Cuts US Producer Profit Key Points: US natural gas and ethane prices reflect strength relative to Brent Crude and Ex-US naphtha in 2Q22, a negative domestic feedstock...
by Research | Apr 29, 2022 | Daily Chemical Reactions
Daily Chemical Reaction Pause – Commodity Equities May Take A Breather Here, Despite Compelling Long Term Fundamentals Key Points: US commodity chemicals outperformed YTD, but we think a price/margin pullback among these producers is likely in 2H22. We argue that US... by Research | Feb 4, 2022 | Daily Chemical Reactions
Daily Chemical Reaction Maybe Tomorrow – Energy & Agricultural Markets Remain Tight, Global Chemical Markets Mixed Key Points: Global energy and agricultural markets remain tight, which we think will likely spur an uptick in production. Global chemical markets...