Shipping Disruptions and Market Conditions in European DUTP and Oxo-Alcohol Markets

LONDON (ICIS)—Imports and exports of oxo-alcohols and plasticizers are being impacted by shipping disruptions connected to security concerns in the Red Sea. 

-          Shipping disruptions come at a time when Asian oxo-alcohols supply is already tight

-          European DOTP market dependent on imports from Turkey, northeast Asia

-          Impact of disruptions on European oxo-alcohols market dampened by weak demand outlook  

In this podcast, ICIS editors Nicole Simpson and Julia Tan discuss the outlook for oxo-alcohols and plasticisers in Asia and Europe.