Industry Perspectives: Political analysts shed light on US election implications for the downstream
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Business Trends
This month’s Business Trends focuses on five major trends affecting the downstream industry. These include: a forecast on global demand for industrial valves to 2020, how the approval of Chinese teapot refinery crude import licenses could lead to a fuel supply glut, the surge in US ammonia and urea plant construction, the start of Nigeria’s DSDP program and the consolidation of Japan's refining industry.
Industry Metrics
Refinery margins weakened in the US due to lower winter demand.
Global Project Data
Presently, Hydrocarbon Processing’s Construction Boxscore Database is tracking over 2,100 projects around the world.
People
Clariant has appointed Britta Fuenfstueck as a new member of its executive committee.