INSIGHT: Price pressure may ease in second quarter but availability is key

摘要

LONDON (ICIS)--Petrochemical prices continue to rise markedly on market uncertainties, particularly as trade patterns shift and the availability of imports crimps supply. The on-going impact of the extreme winter weather on the US Gulf Coast should not be underestimated. The event cut supply for so many products and led to reduced output well into the downstream as recently released data on US speciality chemicals output in February has shown.