Surfactants Monthly – October 2023

PIPOC Edition This week, we’re at PIPOC in Malaysia and so have delayed publication of the blog so that we include some impressions from the event. Some dates for your diary: First up the upcoming Surfactants Business Essentials Course takes place November 20 – 22nd. It’s the online version targeted at hit Singapore at 6PM (local time), The UAE at 2PM, London at 10AM and for those really keen, New York at 5AM. Yes, I’ll be in NY. Next up – the great World Surfactants Conference in Jersey City: May 9th and 10th (Training on the 8th). The website is not up yet, but please save the date. It is going to be huge! Now for the news, much of which comes courtesy of ICIS. I subscribe and you should too. US October ethylene oxide (EO) contracts fell from September on lower feedstock ethylene costs. The October EO contract price came in around 59 – 61 cents/lb. Supply is a bit tight as Dow’s Plaquemine site remains down, while derivative demand into the housing and auto sectors is being pressured by high interest rates and a general economic slowdown. According to ICIS, Asia’s fatty alcohol 1214 market saw some increased…