Episode 1004: Sluggish demand persists in Europe oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets
LONDON (ICIS)--The European oxo-alcohols and derivatives markets face another slow quarter as economic pressures weigh on demand down the value chain.Sources are monitoring macroeconomic developments as there is still no indication of when consumption could begin to meaningfully recover.Oxo-alcohols editor Nicole Simpson speaks to glycol ethers editor Cameron Birch, acrylate esters editor Mat Jolin-Beech and butyl acetate (butac) editor Marion Boakye about the current conditions in these markets and expectations for the near future.