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Fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) Prices Overview

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Market Overview

Quarterly Update on Global Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates (FAE) Market

For the Quarter Ending December 2020

Asia

Realizations for FAE were pegged higher than the previous quarter amid traders turning cautiously optimistic on the demand front. Acute volatility on the raw material front which seemed oscillating in terms of pricing over periods of time significantly raised FAE offers for Q1 2021. Malaysian palm oil prices jumped straight to eight-year highs in November after hampered production levels in October. Demand from the cleaning sector seemed buoyant after restocking activity from the buyers took a big leap before the year-end. The raw material surge triggered a sharp spike in Fatty Alcohol offers in India which were averaged around USD 1665 per tonne in December. Some producers expressed anticipations that reduced annual palm harvest in Southeast Asia will put upwards pressure on the regional market even in the next quarter.

North America

Buoyant performance of the surfactant industry propped up the regional Ethoxylates production as manufacturers reported high plant utilization rates and improved sales. Upstream Ethylene Oxide and Fatty Alcohols showed significant jump in prices due to limited material availability. Traded volumes remained affected due to constrained ocean logistics in the last three months of the year, keeping the CFR prices significantly up from the previous quarter. The quarter started with a mega deal between two chemical giants-Lyondellbasell and Sasol wherein the former proposed to buy 50% stake in the latter’s newly constructed Lakes Charles project. As per the deal, Sasol will retain its alcohols, ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol, and ethoxylation plants, and hand over 50% stake in its ethylene cracker and in LDPE and LLDPE plants to Lyondellbasell.

Europe

The European FAE market remained weighed under supply chain disruptions despite some unplanned cracker turnarounds during the quarter ending September. Abrupt surge in the Asian Fatty Alcohol rates starting mid-November raised the overall production cost for the European FAE producers. While volatility in the feedstock palm oil prices continued to pose the industry at risk, resilient demand for surfactants raised the regional offers. The Malaysian Petronas Chemicals Group (PCG) and the German chemicals and energy company PCC entered into a strategic partnership to construct the oxyalkylates (ethoxylates and polyether polyols) facility within the Kertih Integrated Petrochemical Complex, Terengganu. The construction is likely to begin in 2021.

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Market Analysis

Company-wise installed capacity, production volume and plant operating efficiency is captured directly from manufacturers. Import and Export volume is captured from government sources and demand for Fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) is calculated considering the production, import, export and inventory-levels on the country and regional level markets.

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Pricing Analysis

The product price is correlated with the price trend of crude oil, demand-supply gap, fluctuations in the feedstock and with the market movement of the downstream sectors.

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Company Profile

Basic details and information on financial performance of leading global players in the Fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) market is presented in a visually captivating manner. Expansion plans and the company’s strategy is also captured to understand the vision and mission of the company to help understand the areas where companies need to focus more.

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Daily updates on industry-specific and product-specific news, exclusive primary-based news capturing plant shutdowns/outages/closures, capacity expansions, operating rates, insights on demand-supply situation, awarding of technology licenses, new product launch and deals specifying mergers and acquisitions, strategic investments and disinvestments, to help players capitalize on market opportunity.

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Methodology

ChemAnalyst gathers information through primary research surveys conducted with various Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates (FAE) manufacturers, spread across the domestic and international markets, suppliers and dealers/distributors to gain insights into value-chains and demand-supply scenario to assess the market situation. Thorough study of the company’s annual reports and secondary sources such as exhaustive search on credible paid databases, including our internal database is done to verify the information. All the collected information is analyzed, evaluated and presented in chronological order to depict a meaningful and clear picture of the concerned market.

Our dedicated team of industry experts comprehensively monitors and analyzes various aspects of the Global Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates (FAE) market. The team analyzes various industrial segments, strategic viewpoints and provides an analysis of the industry’s performance in the long run. This would enable our clients in efficiently plan their future investments, mitigate risk, understand the cost dynamics and strike out a balance amidst market volatility.

Critical examination of the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the global supply chains and shift in demand patterns with change in buying behavior of consumers across the globe.

Several ongoing development projects across industries are tracked, followed by the details of major projects in the development stage, which can positively or negatively influence the Global Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates (FAE) market.

Pricing is captured through exhaustive primary interviews with domestic and international manufacturers, traders and importers and customers on monthly and yearly basis.

Finally, region-specific markets for Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates (FAE) are analyzed and region-wise demand pattern is tracked.

About

Ethoxylates are the primarily non-ionic surface-active agents widely known for their cleaning, emulsifying and wetting properties. Alcohol ethoxylates (AE), are the key type of ethoxylates, holding the second-largest share in the commodity surfactant industry (by volume) after linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS). Based on their manufacturing source, Alcohol Ethoxylates can be broadly classified into natural (oleochemical-based, mainly Fatty Alcohol obtained from palm oil) and synthetic (petrochemical-based, mainly ethylene derivatives). Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates are mainly produced from Ethylene Oxide and Fatty Alcohol (FA). Based on their formulations, Fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) are available in different makes and specifications. Different grades of FAE are produced to match household as well as industrial applications. Naturally produced AE, also known as FAE dominates the Asian market because of ample availability of the feedstock fatty alcohol. Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates (FAE) are widely consumed in the home and personal-care, agrochemicals, textile, lubricant and paper industries. They can also be directly as surfactants or as a feedstock for SLES (Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphates) production.

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Fatty alcohol ethoxylates (FAE) Prices Overview