Insight
Coronavirus and Petrochemicals – Impact on Global Ethylene Markets
Report summary
Our polymer team examined the changes in demand due to the pandemic response for different polymer types. This insight assesses the impact of the polyethylene demand loss onto the base chemical - ethylene. We evaluate the short-term impact on global ethylene production as well as identify key regions that will be most exposed to production loss. What will be the 2020 operating rate in different scenarios? Which region will lose the most ethylene production this year?
Table of contents
- Base chemical modeling assumptions
- Scenario definition
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Results
- Impact on global ethylene production
- Regional impact
- Asia Ex-China (22% of global ethylene capacity)
- Europe (13.5% of ethylene capacity)
- China (17% of global ethylene capacity)
- North America (24.5% of Global Ethylene Capacity)
- Conclusions
Tables and charts
This report includes 3 images and tables including:
- Global production impact due to coronavirus (million tons)
- 2020 Ethylene production loss vs. pre-virus expectations in demand setback and shock scenarios
- Regional % production loss and change in operating rates by scenarios
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