
An investment research note says chemical markets are being pulled in different directions by oil and gas feedstock costs, manufacturing activity, capacity additions and end-market demand. Producers are weighing whether lower feedstock costs can offset weak margins in some downstream chains, while customers remain cautious on inventories.
Weak chemical margins and cautious restocking point to soft derivative demand, which can feed through to methanol, urea and other feedstock-linked inputs used in animal feed supply chains.
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