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LG Chem CEO expects stable 2018 petrochemical market
Published Sun, Mar 11, 2018 · 09:50 PM
Daesan, South Korea
LG CHEM, South Korea's largest chemical company, sees the global petrochemical market being stable this year, and is diversifying its products to guard against falling plastic usage, the company's chief executive said.
Asian petrochemical makers typically use crude-oil derived naphtha as a feedstock to produce ethylene and other basic petrochemicals, which are mostly used to make plastics.
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