Episode 1177: Europe, Africa, Turkey PE/PP May outlook, reaction to Lyondell announcement

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English - May 09, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes - 9.85 MB
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Join European Senior Editor/Manager Vicky Ellis, as she talks to European and African PE/PP Senior Editor Ben Lake and Turkey PE/PP Senior Editor/Manager Samantha Wright.

The group discuss the coming month, as players see sentiment cool from a hectic first quarter.

Senior Analyst, Lorenzo Meazza also drops in to react to Lyondell Basel's announcement that it plans to "review" all European polymer and olefin assets. Following on from announcements of closures of Exxon and Sabic crackers.