Persistently weak margins at Chinese propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plants are currently weighing on producers who are starting to feel the burn. Many of them have been contesting with negative PDH margins since 2020 as high propane prices and weak propylene and downstream polypropylene (PP) prices make operations unprofitable.
This insight paper examines:
- Reasons for weak margins
- Overview of feedstock dynamics
- Pull factors bringing investors into the Chinese PDH space
- Impacts on downstream PP production
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