Shale gas to drive down costs for feedstocks

摘要

Constance, Germany - The impact of the shale gas boom in the US on ethylene pricing is set to continue to the end of the decade, ensuring low costs for this feedstock for olefinic polymers including EPDM and styrene-butadiene rubbers, research firm Ceresana has forecast. Average feedstock costs per tonne of ethylene manufactured fell by about 40% between 2008 and 2013.