Opinions
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Indian SM imports could be affected by gas leak08 May 2020Partial map of India indicating location of Visakhapatnam A gas leak occurred at LG Polymer India’s 118kt/yr polystyrene (PS) plant…
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Asia/Europe UCO shipments to remain weak near-term30 April 2020European UCO imports from Asia continued falling in February Used cooking oil (UCO) shipments from Asia to Europe continued to…
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Vessels calling on Yangtze river ports may face delays27 April 2020
Map of Yangtze river ports From 21 April, vessels that call on Yangtze river ports may experience delays due…
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India’s palm oil demand could remain weak amid extended lockdown17 April 2020Palm oil imports and freights have been falling since December India’s palm oil imports are likely to remain weak as…
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No European petchem import growth in 2020 due to COVID-19 slowdown09 April 2020
European Bulk Chemical Supply – Demand Overall net imports may remain flat from 2019 With increasing swaths of the European…
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Intra-NE Asia freights could fall further03 April 2020
3kt Korea/M.China rates declining since January 3kt Korea/M.China rates dropped 6% MoM in March, which was in line with Eastport…
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Lower refinery rates could dampen demand for CPP tonnage20 March 2020Shandong refinery run rates fell to the lowest in more than five years in 2H February Refineries in Asia are…
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Bear market mauls investors13 March 2020
Plummeting share prices point to rising risk of recession The S&P 500 Index plummeted 10% on Thursday, with futures trading…
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Turn of the tide? Easing of India’s safeguard duty may point to revival of palm oil imports from Malaysia06 March 2020Malaysia’s palm oil exports to India falling sharply since September 2019 India will not be extending the bilateral safeguard duty…
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