The Brazilian petrochemicals market has considerable potential for growth, with plastics consumption at 32kg per capita, less than one-third of the level in the US and Western Europe, according to BMI’s latest Brazil Petrochemicals Report. Growth will be fuelled by the 2016 Olympic Games in ...

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Ukrainian petrochemicals output performed consistently well throughout much of 2011 with primary plastic output up 25% y-o-y to 550,500 tonnes, according to BMI’s latest Ukraine Petrochemicals Report. Production was up on pre-crisis levels, despite the lacklustre performance of the domestic ...

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The breaks are likely to be put on Turkish petrochemicals consumption growth in 2012, as the country’s industrial sector faces a precarious external position and a deteriorating macroeconomic backdrop, according to BMI’s latest Turkey petrochemicals report. Exports are slowing in line with ...

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BMI View: Peru's agricultural exports grew by 16.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) in value terms over the first quarter of 2012 to reach US$915.mn, according to Ministry of Agriculture data. Higher export prices for a number of key products, including coffee, mangoes, avocado, asparagus and ...

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BMI’s Brazil Petrochemicals report for Q312 examines the enormous long-term potential of the local consumer market, but raises concerns over the potential impact of a rapid depreciation of the real against the US dollar over the short term. We also examine the ways in which Brazil is ...

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BMI’s China Petrochemicals Report Q312 examines the long-term growth trends that are in play across the local industry, but warns of short-term concerns about over-capacity and the impact on prices and trade. This report analyses the way in which the slowdown in Chinese construction ...

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The Iran Petrochemicals Report examines the impact of the international sanctions regime on the performance and development of downstream operators, paying particular attention to producers’ export performance, credit availability and access to technology. The report assesses progress so ...

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BMI’s Hungary Petrochemicals report examines the continuing diversification of the sector, but warns of severe short-term challenges caused by a downturn in the domestic market and headwinds from the eurozone crisis, which will impact key consuming industries. The report focuses on the ...

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The Thailand Petrochemicals Report examines the long-term potential of the highly competitive local industry as well as the short-term effects of post-flooding reconstruction and the slowdown in key export markets. The report examines recent developments in capacity expansion, focusing on ...

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Petrochemicals investors have not been deterred by Egypt’s revolution and the subsequent election of a civilian government, with BMI’s latest Egypt Petrochemicals report anticipating ethylene capacity of 1.66mn tonnes per annum (tpa) by 2016. A number of new projects have been announced ...

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