Global Polyethylene Issues and Trends (PPT)

摘要

1 Energy 2 Feedstocks and cracker economics 3 Ethylene 4 Polyethylene.5 Global demand growth continues at healthy pace driven by emerging economies. 6 Regional price disparities continue through forecast period but trend towards global equilibrium post 2020 7 Margins remain very healthy for integrated producers utilizing light feedstocks (N.AM and MDE) but higher cost heavy feed based producing regions struggle. 8 Commodity products see increased competition as new capacity starts. 9 Producers in Europe and other high cost regions increase focus on specialties such as mLLDPE, LLDPE high-flow injection grades, HDPE pipe grades, HDPE large blow-molding grades, LDPE lamination grades, etc… 10 Commoditization of specialties to follow.