ICIS全球石化指数3月创2009年4月来新低

据ICIS网站4月3日伦敦报道 因油价暴跌和疫情影响打击了化学品和聚合物市场，ICIS全球石化指数（IPEX）上个月跌至2009年4月以来的最低水平。

该指数在东北亚表现最为疲软，用于编制该指数的平均现货市场价格对负面市场环境的反应最为显著。

原油价格下跌和Covid-19对3月份达成的西北欧和美国合同的影响不太明显。尽管如此，个别合同价格还是出现了大幅下跌。

在美国，3月乙烯合约价格周四（4月2日）创下18年来最低水平。

王磊 摘译自 ICIS

原文如下：

ICIS global petrochemical index (IPEX) for March hits level not seen since April 2009

The ICIS global petrochemical index (global IPEX) fell to its lowest level last month since April 2009 as the plunging oil price and coronavirus lockdowns hit chemicals and polymer markets.

The index was weakest in northeast Asia where the average spot market prices that are used to compile the index reacted most significantly to the negative market environment.

The impact of lower crude values and Covid-19 were less pronounced on the March contracts agreed for northwest Europe and the US. There some steep falls in individual contract prices, nevertheless.

In the US, the March ethylene contract price was agreed on Thursday (2 April) at its lowest level in 18 years.