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Record-breaking petrochemical earnings

Recent Q2 2021 petrochemical earnings have demonstrated exceptional growth. Numbers are up versus both the previous quarter (Q1 2021) and particula...

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Webinar: Polyamide and PBT investment horizons H2 2022 long-term update

Wood Mackenzie Chemicals is very proud and pleased to update and improve our polyamide model (“Yellowbook”) once more. While the H1 report (global ...

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Chinese port congestion interrupts global plastic supply chain

Operations at a terminal at Ningbo Zhoushan, China’s second-largest container port, have been suspended after a worker tested positive for Covid-19...

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Polyolefins markets: 5 things to look for in 2023

Polyolefins markets were under pressure in 2022, amid geographic conflict, surging upstream prices, interruption of the global supply chain, weaken...

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Webinar: is regionalisation the path forward for PX and PTA markets?

From the lockdowns in China to rising inflation and energy costs in Europe, crude prices volatility, and high ocean freight rates… All of these fac...

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Webinar: Global polyolefins markets – assessing the impact of a challenging environment

As global markets surged on the rebound from the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, the recovery was restrained by logistical issues, rising costs and a...