Polyurethane Feedstocks December 2015: Polyols firm / Isocyanates in a weak rollover/ Pure MDI trips

摘要

Notations for polymeric MDI as well as TDI were caught in a weak rollover in December, reflecting for the most part seasonal weakness and the low level of demand in the short production month - the same reason that led pure MDI to bend slightly under import pressure. Here, cheap Asian imports pulled prices downward somewhat. By contrast, after months of decline, polyols began firming again, as problems in ethylene and ethylene oxide supply impacted availability, while demand remained relatively robust for this time of year.