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Chemical Processing Notebook: Oversupply and Policy Shifts Squeeze Producers

Written by Maine Pointe | Aug 20, 2025 4:00:00 AM

With 5 million tons of new polyethylene capacity hitting saturated markets and Trump's legislative agenda threatening green investments, chemical firms are scrambling to adjust, says Maine Pointe's Stephen Ottley in Chemical Processing magazine’s Notebook column. 

 

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