Federal energy forecasters slashed their outlook for ethane exports and production for this year and next after the Trump administration restricted exports of the plastic-making ingredient to China.

US production of hydrocarbon gas liquids (HGL)-a group of products that includes ethane, propane, butanes, and natural gasoline-is expected to increase to 4.33 million b/d in 2017 from 3.86 million ...

In our view, years of record profits are over for U.S. olefin producers, which make ethylene, a chemical building block for plastics. LyondellBasell generates roughly half of its profits from U.S.

An increase in ethane cracking contributed to reduced coproduct propylene supply during first-quarter 2008. Because gas-plant ethane production will likely continue to increase during second and third ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -China has waived the 125% tariff on ethane imports from the United States imposed earlier this month, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, among a group of ...

Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that China takes in about half of U.S. exports of ethane. IndraStra: The United States has been virtually the only supplier of ethane to ...

SINGAPORE/HOUSTON (Reuters) -U.S. exporters face potential disruption to their shipments of petrochemical feedstock ethane after the Commerce Department told them to seek licenses to export to top ...

Chinese plastics factories heavily reliant on US ethane imports are at risk of widespread shutdowns due to tariffs implemented during the US-China trade war. The lack of alternative ethane suppliers ...