1999年后期世界苯乙烯市场的停产检修要是在一年前简直如同做梦。1999年初,苯乙烯生产商还在绞尽脑汁应付全球供应过剩、价格回落和出口需求衰退。随着2000年的到来,全球供应已经紧缩,亚洲市场和出口需求又恢复了生气。 CMAI咨询公司估计,去年苯乙烯全球需求量比1998年上涨了5.7%,达到了1950万吨。相对于因亚洲金融危机而低增长的1998年,这简直是巨大 The shutdown of the world styrene market in late 1999 would have been like a dream one year ago. In early 1999, styrene producers were also racking their brains to cope with global excess supply, falling prices, and a decline in export demand. With the advent of the year 2000, global supply has tightened, and Asian markets and export demand have regained their anger. The CMAI consulting firm estimates that last year’s global demand for styrene rose by 5.7% from 1998 to 19.5 million tons. Compared to the 1998 low growth in the Asian financial crisis, this is simply huge