Economics
Republic Services teams up with polymer recycler Ravago to produce recycled resin
Second biggest U.S. waste disposal company Republic Services teams up with polymer recycler Ravago to produce recycled plastic.
Ethylene copolymers market is anticipated to reach $90 B by 2033
The global market is anticipated to have a steady CAGR of 4.2% during the period from 2023 to 2033. The overall market size is predicted to expand from $59.4 B in 2023 to $89.6 B by 2033.
Developing countries see more resin imports as China, U.S., Europe demand challenged
Brazil-based Braskem, Latin America´s biggest petrochemical organization, is seeing atypical scenarios in plastic resin markets that include very large flows of plastic resin exports from the world´s top producer countries into the less developed areas because much of the Northern Hemisphere demand remains challenged.
Abundant, cheap Iranian oil supply to cap Russian prices in China
Rising prices of a popular Russian crude sold to China are poised to peak soon as more independent refiners are likely to switch to cheaper oil from Iran which has ramped up exports to fresh 4-1/2 year highs in August, several trade sources said.
Indian refiner HPCL meets up to 23% of oil need with Russian grades
Indian refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd is meeting up to 23% of its oil needs through discounted Russian grades, its chairman Pushp Kumar Joshi said at the company's annual shareholder meeting.
India’s sluggish oil consumption weighs on global prices
India’s petroleum consumption increased to a record high in the first seven months of 2023 but growth has slowed markedly as the rebound from the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns is completed.
China's Shandong province completes country's largest port oil storage facility
The third phase of China's largest single coastal oil storage facility has been completed and went into operation in Qingdao port, in the eastern province of Shandong, the state media outlet China News reported.
India diesel exports to Singapore set for highs in Aug, drop for Europe
India's diesel exports to Singapore are set to hit a 19-month high in August and exceed 330,000 metric tons, boosted by cheaper freight costs and low inventories in the Asian oil hub, traders and analysts said.
Singapore's middle distillates stocks surge despite higher gasoil exports
Singapore's middle distillates stockpiles surged by more than 1 million barrels from last week, as the impact of lower jet fuel/kerosene outflows offset an increase in gasoil net exports, official data showed.
Turkish ministers discuss oil exports with Iraqi Kurdistan PM
Turkey's foreign and energy ministers met the head of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan regional government for talks, including on oil exports, which Turkey has blocked from the region since March this year.
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