Most attention remains on near-term PE tightness, but supply growth is also becoming less dependable, leaving the medium-to-long-term outlook firmer than pre-conflict forecasts anticipated.
General Thoughts: Extreme heat, low Rhine levels, and elevated feedstock costs are keeping chemical prices firm, but weak customer economics are limiting producers’ ability to
General Thoughts: Pessimism in petrochemicals is capitulation, not a signal; trough pricing, rationalizations, and capital scarcity prewire tighter conditions, as integration and customer intimacy reward
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