Europe top stories: weekly summary
ICIS Editorial
06-Jan-2025
LONDON (ICIS)–Here are some of the top stories from ICIS Europe for the week ended 3 January.
Europe PX demand to
remain downbeat in H1 2025 amid downstream
rationalizations, imports
Paraxylene (PX) demand pessimism in Europe is
expected to continue in the first half of
2025 due to the rationalization of downstream
purified terephthalic acid (PTA) plants in
the region.
Europe PMMA hoping for
demand growth, but bracing for stagnant
market
The Europe polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
market is bracing for 2025 to be “more of the
same” with the challenges of 2024 continuing.
Europe BDO demand
pessimism to continue under the gloom of
rising capacities in China
There is a growing sense of apathy among
players in the European butanediol (BDO)
market when it comes to discussing demand
hopes for 2025 as there are no expectations
of an uptick and there is a prevalence of
worry ahead of growing capacity in China in
an already oversupplied market.
Europe PP players eye
pain points from old plants, tariff threats
and limp manufacturing
2024 was dominated by supply-driven dynamics
and 2025 looks unlikely to be much different
for Europe’s polypropylene (PP) market.
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