01:47 PM @ 24/10/2022
Vietnam's effective response to Covid-19 remains critical to economic recovery. During a group discussion on October 22, National Assembly deputies from Hanoi shared their satisfaction with the economy's recovery.SEE MORE04:06 PM @ 21/10/2022
Bearish sentiment prevails across Asia’s petrochemical markets with no immediate end in sight on China’s zero-COVID strategy, which has been weighing on overall industrial activities of the world’s second-biggest economy.SEE MORE03:31 PM @ 21/10/2022
THIS IS A staggering slide. It is even more dramatic than the similar one I showed for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) in my 7 October post. China’s cumulative net imports of polypropylene (PP) might be as big as 91m tonnes in 2022-2040 – the ICIS base case. Or China’s total net exports during the same period may reach 90m tonnes.SEE MORE04:17 PM @ 20/10/2022
The buildout of lithium-ion battery supply chains has become a geopolitical matter, with western economies trying to play catch up with Asia at the same time as they try to reduce carbon emissions to reach their green goals.SEE MORE04:03 PM @ 20/10/2022
High natural gas prices and global competition for the fuel have driven more demand for thermal coal for power generation this year as countries try to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies and seek relatively cheaper alternatives.SEE MORE
