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Ethylene - Slowdown & Cost of Production

4/2/2020

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​As I write this blog, let me start by saying that hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!
With double whammy of demand destruction (impact of pandemic and efforts to slow the spread) and oil supply/price war, the ethylene cost of production curve has turned-on-its-head.
  • European naphtha cracking is lowest cost of production
  • Even in US, naphtha or butane cracking is seeing lower cost of production as compared to ethane cracking
These trends may not represent long-term expectations but highlight some of the obvious issues around short-term volatility and feed flexibility.
The main issue, crackers are facing and may continue to face, relates to demand destruction and the decisions to run at turn-down or shutdown some of the facilities.
There is no silver bullet to address the challenges that each of the owners and operators face. There are specific knobs that each facility or company-wide operations can explore to minimize cost of production. At Apex PetroConsultants, we are available to discuss (pro bono phone consultation) with owners/operators about approaches and ideas for minimizing their cost of production. 
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Heinz Zimmermann
4/3/2020 02:53:07 am

Good analysis Sanjeev. Many announced projects will be cancelled.
Regards and good health
Heinz

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Sanjeev
4/3/2020 10:38:43 am

Thanks Heinz! Stay safe!

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Miles link
3/30/2021 10:21:36 am

Thank yoou for writing this

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Sanjeev Kapur
3/30/2021 12:17:06 pm

It's a pleasure and glad that you are enjoying the blogs. --Sanjeev

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    Sanjeev Kapur is Principal Consultant at Apex PetroConsultants. He focuses on consulting/advising olefins based petrochemical businesses. He is a leading expert in petrochemicals and integration.

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