CMAI: Mideast Olefins Excess Starting to Head West

The chemicals industry is at a turning point in the global supply of olefins as this will be the first year that olefins production from the Middle East cannot be absorbed by China, Darren Smith, a partner with consulting group CMAI (Houston), told delegates at Süd-Chemie’s “Defining the Future Conference” in Doha earlier today. Middle East olefins production-featuring ethylene and its derivatives-that is not absorbed by China will first find its way to European as well as some Asian markets, Smith says. “It’s a...

This information is only available to Chemical Week subscribers.

Forgot your user ID or password?
Click here to have it sent to you.

Email Address First Name Last Name

Not an IHS Chemical Week 24/7 member yet? Here's why you should be: Searchable online archive access of the last 2 years of Chemical Week. Print or digital magazine subscription Price and market change alerts Economic data and statistics Buyers' Guides Webcasts | whitepapers