Part 1: US tariffs and their impact
Chemical markets are all underwater, so something must change
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Shruthi Vangipuram
Senior Research Analyst, Base Chemicals

Shruthi Vangipuram
Senior Research Analyst, Base Chemicals
Shruthi leads our research coverage for the Americas olefins market.
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Part 1: US tariffs and their impact
The first video in this series 'chemical markets are all underwater, so something must change' discusses where we can expect chemical margins to end up this year and what producers can do to tide through the downturn.
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The petrochemicals industry finds itself at an unprecedented crossroads, grappling with a downturn that has led producers to make tough decisions, including idling capacity and scaling back operations.
This challenging landscape is evident across a range of critical chemical value chains, including olefins, polyolefins, styrene, and the polyester raw materials.
In part 2 of the series, we explore 'What is the current state of the ethylene industry?'