VOL. XLV

No 6

11-February-2002

SUPPLY/DEMAND

Poten Warns OfNaphtha Supply Squeeze

Formore than 10 years naphtha users worldwide have worried that supplies wouldbegin to fall short of their needs, but now they appear to have no suchconcerns, according to analyst Poten and Partners, New York. Yet in the latest NaphthaPrognosis 2000-2010, published in January, Poten argues that users shouldindeed be worried: Quite possibly a lack of economically-priced naphtha willinhibit expansion of the...