Global Petrochemical Outlook H2 2019
www.spglobal.com/platts Global petrochemical outlook H2 2019 Petrochemicals special report Contents Foreword 2 Aromatics and Polyester Chain 2 July 2019 Growing Asian benzene supply as US demand remains uncertain 2 US, EU styrene markets look for direction from Asia amid weak demand 5 Global toluene market under pressure moving into H2 7 Authors: PX producers mull cutting runs on thin margins, limited PTA demand growth 8 Kevin Allen, Guilherme Baida, Brian Balboa, Global MEG braces for supply glut amid new capacity, uncertain demand 10 Lara Berton, MK Bower, Benjamin Brooks, MX under pressure from Asian PX supply, but new plants offer hope 11 Fumiko Dobashi, Kristen Hays, Hui Heng, OX supply to lengthen as China, S Korea increase exports 13 Gustav Holmvik, Michelle Kim, Ora Lazic, Methanol and MTBE 14 Jin Ming Lim, Elizabeth Low, Luke Milner, Methanol prices under pressure from supply overhang 14 Esther Ng, Simon Price, Tess Tseng, Charlie Uribe, Global length could signal bearish movements coming for MTBE 16 Ellie Valencia, Melvin Yeo, Stergios Zacharakis, Olefins 18 Frank Zeng, Miranda Zhang, Olu Shaw, Regina Sher Europe to keep importing ethylene from US; eyes Asian barrels 18 Editorial Leads: Global propylene supply to remain healthy on extra capacity, strong inventories 19 Maria Tsay, Gustav Holmvik, Fumiko Dobashi US, Europe eyeing butadiene arb opportunities to Asia 20 Polymers 21 Editors: Global polyethylene market seen bearish amid weak demand, rising supply 21 Zac Aiuppa, Nurul Darni, Jonathan Dart, Asia copolymer PP seen buoyed,
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