Special Reports

Global petrochemical markets are bound to face numerous challenges in the second half of 2019 with the dispute between superpowers and the emergence of China's new mega refineries impacting trade flows, demand-supply dynamics and currency fluctuations. With more new capacities coming on stream soon, turmoil may be the new norm in global markets.

Construction markets have their own specific challenges and opportunities but all are exposed to global energy and commodity prices. In this special report, S&P Global Platts explores some of the factors driving construction markets and how developments in commodities such as oil, gas and steel play a key role in determining whether projects get built, and how much they may cost to develop.

The Americas petrochemicals industry is heading into 2019 amid uncertainty regarding trade flows due to geopolitical concerns. Combined with economic uncertainty, this may have a far-reaching impact across the petrochemical chain, as well as new cracker and derivatives capacities that are slated to come online.

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The European petrochemicals industry is heading into 2019 on increasingly global terms, braced for ever changing trade flows amid continued geopolitical uncertainty. Growing international supply competition and extensive cracker maintenance in local markets together set the stage for a volatile year ahead.

Click here to read our H2 2019 Global Petrochemical Outlook