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If the plastics value chain is to become more sustainable, the industry must focus on reducing the amount of mismanaged waste and recapturing as much of its value as possible. To do this, more investment must be allocated to chemical recycling technologies, according to Wood Mackenzie.
SP Olefins, a subsidiary of SP Chemicals, successfully started up its 650 ktpa steam cracker and was able to produce on-spec olefins.
Persistent overcapacity, weak demand, and sustainability pressures force closures and reshape the global competitive landscape.
New study sets out the principal accomplishments of post-consumer PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle recovery and recycling in West Europe during 2017. Results are based on a wide-ranging programme of interviews and discussions with participants including compliance agencies, reclaimers, traders and end users, to provide a view of PET recycling through the value chain. A market overview for…
Traders scattered across Houston are frantically calculating whether ethylene feedstocks, production, or demand has taken the hardest hit from Hurricane Harvey. Overall we see shutdowns affecting more than 50% of total US capacity, with 400 kt of lost production over August and September. Nameplate operating rates will average 86% over these two months. Harvey will lead to only 300 kt of lost…
What if the current period is the calm before the storm for the nylon industry? Quentin de Carvalho looks at the 5 key issues for the industry to focus on in 2019.
Petrochemicals may be experiencing a severe cyclical downturn, triggered by excessive capacity build-out, but it’s one of the sector’s best long-term bets. Our experts discuss the timing of it's recovery and whether the downturn might spark change.
A tumultuous year has highlighted some key truths for the downstream sector – and new performance benchmarks are being set.
A new report from Wood Mackenzie shows that olefins production losses in Asia have reached historical highs as a result of regional lockdowns in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
The ‘war on plastics’ is changing the packaging industry. But while much of the debate focuses on recycling, reuse still plays a marginal role in most packaging markets. Is that about to change? And what would that mean for polymer demand?
Explore the latest trends in CCUS as 2025 shapes up to be a breakthrough year, with rising optimism and record FIDs expected. Learn about project financing, policy support and the companies leading the charge in carbon capture and storage.
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What does the rapid evolution in vehicles’ material composition mean for plastics?
The two polyester feedstocks – purified terephthalic acid (PTA) and monoethylene glycol (MEG) – in the world's most important polyester market China, have recently moved towards a total paper business.
As ESG legislation evolves, stakeholders across oils and chemicals value chains need to adapt to circular business models.
Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, has appointed Simon Crowe to its global executive leadership team as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 27th March.
Commenting on the announcement that the US will impose a 25% tariff on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods, including chemicals, Ashish Chitalia, Wood Mackenzie Principal Analyst, said:
Understand the landscape for manmade and natural fibres and explore how different fibre types can be used to meet global needs.
Key segments of the chemicals and polymers industries were already facing challenges as 2020 began due to surplus capacity and diminishing demand in relation to increased sustainability efforts. Those pressures have since intensified due to effects of coronavirus on the global economy.
The chemical industry has established “cost of production” as the measure of asset competitiveness. The by-product credits from refinery integration challenge this simplified view, making it vital to understand the holistic value generation capability of an integrated site. View our recent webinar on demand - Chemicals integration: the winners and losers
The US is facing a pivotal moment for its energy future. Depending on the results of the election, investment in the energy and natural resources sectors could play out in very different ways.
Optimise your commercial strategy with an integrated view of long-term market dynamics and strategic insights into the global cumene-phenol markets.
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Plastic pollution caught and maintained the world’s attention in the mid-2010s as images of marine environments ravaged by deposits of disposed plastic led global governments and corporations to commit to improving the circular plastic economy.
Last month’s winter storm paralysed the US petrochemical industry. Operations at US Gulf Coast petrochemical facilities have yet to fully recover one month after freezing temperatures triggered wide-spread power outages and plant shutdowns.
As the US deals with this week’s winter storm, refining and petrochemicals outages could have an impact on the global polyester chain, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Europe saw a 20-year low in olefins production in 2019. Despite the coronavirus hitting demand, 2020 could show a recovery in production.
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