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China petrochemicals: what to look for in 2022
Report summary
2021 was another year full of opportunities and challenges: global supply disruptions, logistical and shipping constraints, the Omicron breakout and China’s continuous capacity addition all played their part. Petrochemical prices in North America and Europe reached a multi-year high due to supply issues while Asia became the low-lying land. Margins in China were destroyed by high feedstock prices of naphtha and LPG. Entering 2022, with oil and feedstock prices still at a high level and China’s capacity addition peaking, what can we expect? Read our report exploring four themes that will influence China petrochemicals in the coming year.
Table of contents
- Executive summary
Tables and charts
This report includes 6 images and tables including:
- China petrochemical capacity additions
- China total PDH capacity
- Energy consumption and CO2 emission intensity for steam crackers of different sizes
- Ethylene cost addition at different carbon price
- CO2 produced from different olefin production routes
- Table: List of petrochemical giants entering high-end materials
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