APIC '18: SE Asia to soon see new wave of downstream start-ups

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KUALA LUMPUR (ICIS)--Further expansion into several downstream chemicals is well underway in southeast Asia, underpinned by mega projects in Malaysia and Vietnam. This wave of new capacities is expected to come on stream amid a potential recalibration of trade flows due to the tariff spat between global economic superpowers China and the US, analysts said.