VIDEO SERIES #1: Vertical integration brings investment to aromatics industry

Change is coming to the aromatics industry. And with it, growth. Meet Wood Mackenzie's aromatics analysts as they discuss the industry's challenges and opportunities.

Aug. 27, 2018

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The rising demand for aromatics presents exciting global growth opportunities

While demand for aromatics is high, supply sources are shifting rapidly: large investments are poised to upset balances in some commodities, while trade protectionism will shake-up value chains in others. In this series of videos our expert analysts discuss the challenges and opportunities we expect to see in the aromatics industry for the rest of this year and beyond, answering questions such as:

What impact has the increase in oil price had on paraxylene (PX) manufacturers?
How have Chinese styrene anti-dumping duties impacted global trade flows?
Where do we see upcoming investments in the aromatics industry?

In Part 1: Vertical integration brings investment to the aromatics industry Senior Research Analyst for Petrochemicals Ryan Macaluso discusses two key drivers leading the investment in aromatics. First, downstream polymer companies downstream polymer companies are moving upstream into their feedstock aromatics; and second, upstream refiners are moving downstream to diversify away from gasoline.