Episode 543: Europe oxo-alcohols chain further pressured by feedstock limitations and force majeures

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English - February 23, 2021 00:00 - 6 minutes - 4.08 MB
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Limited availability of feedstock propylene, strong downstream demand and force majeures from BASF and Sasol have resulted in tight supply and sustained pressure on prices across the oxo-alcohols markets

Rising costs and short feedstock supply have passed pressure down to n-butanol (NBA) derivative markets, with prices for multiple products reaching the highest levels since ICIS records began.

Butyl acetate (butac) editor and oxo-alcohols covering editor Nick Cleeve discusses the impact of these constraints with acrylate esters editor Mathew Jolin-Beech and glycol ethers editor Eashani Chavda