• Editorial

  How CTO/MTO will affect the global olefins market

  • 22 8月 2017

  Kelly Cui, Olefins Senior Consultant, discusses China’s aspiration to switch gears from being the world’s leading importer of olefins to becoming self-sufficient via CTO/MTO.

• Editorial

  Why is China the early adopter of CTO/MTO

  • 14 11月 2017

  Kelly Cui, Olefins Senior Consultant, explains China’s abundant coal reserves and how it’s being used to meet domestic olefins demand.

• Editorial

  Ethane to Polyethylene: Advantage North America

  • 04 2月 2018

  Even after growing by 3 million tons since 2012, the North American ethylene industry has 10 firm cracker projects currently underway – adding another 10 million tons by 2020. Where will all the extra polyethylene go? Surely it won’t stay in the North American markets, and it seems that this expansion is just the beginning.

• Editorial

  Understanding the Early Movers Advantage in Chemical Markets

  • 01 1月 2018

  With the world in need of ever more chemicals, demand is set to continue expanding. The companies that recognise this fact today and build strategies to take advantage will benefit long term. So why are many chemical producers slow in making investment decisions?

• Opinion

  ExxonMobil acquires Southeast Asia's Jurong Aromatics

  • 15 5月 2017

  ExxonMobil acquired Jurong Aromatics in May 2017, strengthen its aromatics supply position in south east Asia.

• Opinion

  Has DuPont left the building?

  • 31 5月 2017

  Does the recent sale of its BOPP and BOPET assets to Jindal Poly Films mean Dupont has left these markets for good? Simon King considers the deal.

• Opinion

  A wild ride ahead for petchems?

  • 04 3月 2017

  Steve Zinger discusses the five market changes which are set to make waves in the global petchems markets.

• Editorial

  US flexible packaging majors lose market share

  • 19 6月 2017

  Paul Gaster reviews the reasons why US flexible packaging companies are losing market share to emerging suppliers.

• Editorial

  Styrene production shortfalls lead to price volatility

  • 12 9月 2017

  Ryan Macaluso discusses the reasons why styrene production shortfalls have led to volatile prices across this important market segment.

• Opinion

  Evolving opportunities and challenges in the PET industry

  • 02 2月 2017

  The recent PET 2020 conference in Brussels brought the industry together to reflect on how Europe's PET recycling model has become a benchmark in the wider market.

• Comment

  China retaliates with tariffs on $34 billion worth of US goods

  • 18 6月 2018

  Following China's imposition of retaliatory tariffs on US goods over the weekend, our experts weigh in on the potential impact the move will have on different commodities.

• Comment

  Fibrant Nanjing declares force majeure on Caprolactam

  • 18 1月 2019

  Commenting on Fibrant Nanjing's announced force majeure on Caprolactam, Dr. Crystal Chiang, Wood Mackenzie Chemicals Asia Polyamide Director, said:

• Comment

  IMO 2020 – what does it mean for downstream, upstream, LNG and bulks sectors?

  • 07 5月 2019

  Implementation of IMO 2020 regulation is just eight months away and its implications will be felt beyond refining and shipping. Wood Mackenzie's Asia Pacific experts weigh in on what this means for the different sectors.

• News Release

  North America’s flexible packaging market grew by 3.9% in 2018

  • 04 6月 2019

  North America's market for value-added flexible packaging increased by 3.9% to US$25.3 billion in 2018, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie Chemicals.

• News Release

  More investment needed in U.S. chemical recycling technology to achieve circular economy

  • 06 6月 2019

  A recent push for more investment in chemical recycling in the U.S. would allow recycled material to return to the value chain at the same level from which it started. However, according to Wood Mackenzie Chemicals, there needs to be multi-pronged investment efforts to improve comprehensive collection, sorting and recycle process technology in order to achieve a truly circular economy.

• Comment

  Chevron Phillips Chemical in $15 billion bid to acquire Nova Chemicals

  • 21 6月 2019

  Chevron Phillips (CPCHEM), a JV between Chevron and Phillips 66, has made a US$15 billion bid to acquire Nova Chemicals, owned by UAE-based Mubadala.

• Comment

  Qatar Petroleum and Chevron Phillips Chemical plan new world-scale ethane cracker in Qatar

  • 24 6月 2019

  Qatar Petroleum today announced the selection of Chevron Phillips Chemical Company as its partner for a new ethylene and derivatives complex, which will be constructed in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar

• Comment

  China’s textile production rises on fears of worsening trade tensions

  • 15 7月 2019

  According to research by Wood Mackenzie, Chinese textile producers are increasing production as fears grow that the trade war with the US will hurt exports of apparel and other textile products as soon as the fourth quarter of 2019.

• News Release

  Achieving U.S. recycled plastics goals by 2030 could cost $3bn

  • 10 7月 2019

  Up to $3 billion in additional capital investment would be required to achieve current U.S. recycled plastics content goals by 2030, according to new analysis by Wood Mackenzie Chemicals

• Comment

  CP Chem and Qatar Petroleum to build USGC petrochemical project

  • 10 7月 2019

  Chevron Phillips Chemical (CP Chem) and Qatar Petroleum today announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly pursue the development of a new petrochemical complex on the US Gulf Coast.

• Comment

  Huntsman Corporation and Indorama Ventures strike $2billion chemical intermediates deal

  • 08 8月 2019

  On 7th August 2019, Huntsman Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its chemical intermediates businesses to Indorama Ventures. The total deal is valued at $2.076 billion.

• Comment

  Aramco takes slice of Reliance’s refining and petchems businesses

  • 11 8月 2019

  Saudi Aramco is to set to take a 20% stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemical businesses.

• Comment

  Sinopec bolsters coal-to-chemicals investments in China

  • 14 8月 2019

  Sinopec will take over the 800-ktpa coal-to-olefins (CTO) project in Erdos from State Power Investment Mengxi Energy.

• Comment

  Motiva enters US chemical industry

  • 20 8月 2019

  Motiva, a 100%-owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, has signed an agreement to acquire full ownership interest in Flint Hills Resources Port Arthur, LLC.

• News Release

  US PET and aromatics markets face major restructuring if plastics recycling goals met by 2030

  • 10 9月 2019

  Meeting current US recycled plastics content goals by 2030 would significantly alter the region's PET resin and upstream aromatics markets, according to a recent analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

• Opinion

  Can China’s CTO and MTO industries survive the threat of massive steam cracker investment?

  • 06 9月 2019

  In 2019, the total ethylene capacity from CTO/MTO units reached 5.21 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), accounting for 21% of China’s total ethylene capacity. However, CTO and MTO development has slowed due to high methanol prices and environmental controls, as well as the threat from a new wave of steam cracker investment in China.

• News Release

  2020 to be year of transition for global olefins industry

  • 20 1月 2020

  Wood Mackenzie expects the combined capacity expansion of base olefins - ethylene, propylene and butadiene - to hit unprecedented levels of around 20 million tonnes in 2020. This represents an increase of 6% on 2019 levels.

• Comment

  China bans single-use plastic

  • 20 1月 2020

  On 19 January, China's National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Ecology and Environment announced policies aimed at restricting production, sale, and use of single-use plastic products.

• Comment

  UK Budget - new plastics packaging tax

  • 11 3月 2020

  The UK currently recovers or recycles just under 50% of plastics packaging, making it a middling performer in European terms

• Comment

  Shell 'to be net-zero company by 2050'

  • 16 4月 2020

  Commenting after Shell announced its intention to become net-zero company by 2050, Luke Parker, vice president, corporate analysis, at Wood Mackenzie, said: “This is an evolution of the net carbon footprint ambition that Shell unveiled in November 2017.