ICIS PEPP TALK - 07 November 2014

Katherine Sweeney interviews Senior Editor Linda Naylor on the current polyethylene and polypropylene situation

Crude futures hit new 2015 highs, supported by a weaker US dollar and fall in US crude inventories . However prices eased again during the week ending 8th of May. To understand the latest price fluctuations Fahima Khail interviews James Dennis, senior editor at ICIS, covering the crude oil markets.

Spot butadiene prices in Asia have been on an uptrend, rising by nearly 30% since late March. To find out more Fahima Khail interviews Helen Yan, senior markets editor, covering the butadiene market.

Since the start of 2015, bisphenol-A prices in Asia have been steadily rising, a real ‘star performer’ amongst related product groups. That’s mainly to healthy import demand from China. Will prices continue to see this strength in Asia in the near term? To understand better what’s been happening and the current trends in the bisphenol-A market, Fahima Khail interviews Melanie Wee, who is covering the Asia-Pacific market. Click here to listen.

ICIS news editor Tahir Ikram talks to Fahima Khail, the Asian polyols editor, about the current situation in the market.

ICIS Asian LAB editor Fahima Khail talks about LAB price developments

ICIS European polyolefins editor Linda Naylor talks about PE and PP pricing in Europe, looking also at upstream crude and naphtha movements

Matt Tudball interviews ICIS Olefins Senior Editor Nel Weddle about the December ethylene and propylene contract settlements and the impact of the outcome of the November 27 OPEC meeting.

Matt Tudball interviews Africa polymers editor Jo Pitches on the reasons for further November price reductions.

Tahir Ikram interviews Muhamad Fadhil on Middle East and South Asia polymers and the outlook for the market.