SINGAPORE (ICIS) – In this podcast, ICIS editors Damini Dabholkar and Ai Teng Lim discuss recent developments and outlook for the Asian butadiene (BD) market. Discussions for Asia’s spot butadiene (BD) imports have softened with weak downstream demand, and outlook is murky amid an uneven supply picture in Asia.
Structurally weak downstream demand to prevail
Supply picture is mixed, mitigating selling pressures
Ample availability in southeast Asia, but limited output in northeast Asia