Can NDRC directives accelerate China’s focus on value-added polyethylene investments?
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Report summary
Table of contents
- Guidance encourages investment in innovative petrochemical products
- Fast-growing demand and deficient domestic supply weakens Chinese convertors’ bargaining ability
- China mPE production is increasing – albeit slowly
- Alpha-olefins investment also encouraged to match mPE development
- Opportunities and challenges
- Conclusions
Tables and charts
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- mLLDPE-LLDPE CFR China spread increase
- China mPE capacity increase
- Sinopec is using its own technology to produce mPE while PetroChina is using foreign technology
- China alpha-olefins capacity increase
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