INEOS Styrolution investment announcement
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Table of contents
- Introduction
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Analysis of the announcement
- INEOS Styrolution to build a world-scale styrene monomer plant in the US Gulf Coast
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Why was our view that this didn’t make sense?
- Feedstock availability
- Destination of styrene produced
- New world-scale complexes
- Trade barriers and protectionism
- Review of Concerns
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Why might this make sense for INEOS Styrolution?
- Why would INEOS Styrolution announce an investment without actually intendingto build anything?
- Why would an investment by INEOS Styrolution here actually make sense?
- What happens to markets if INEOS Styrolution goes ahead with investment?
- Conclusions
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Nameplate Styrene Capacity, by Company
- United States Benzene Imports, by Source
- Styrene Producers and Major Consumers, North America
- United States Styrene Exports, by Destination
- INEOS Styrolution, Styrene Monomer Balance, North America
- INEOS Styrolution, Styrene Monomer Balance, Europe
- INEOS Styrolution, Styrene Monomer Balance, Asia
- INEOS Styrolution, Styrene Monomer Balance, Regional
What's included
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