China's polyether polyol import data in 2018 and source analysis
[In 2018, China imported 554000 tons of polyether polyols, a year-on-year increase of 4 73% From 2014 to 2018, China s import of polyether polyols showed a gradual increase trend, with obvious advantages in price and quality of overseas goods In the five years, the annual growth rate of polyether polyol import was 13 8% Large foreign enterprises such as BASF, Dow, shell and other polyether and propylene oxide upstream and downstream industrial chain integrated supporting devices greatly reduce the production cost of polyether and enhance the competitiveness of imported polyether in the market In particular, in 2017, Dow Chemical successfully put into operation 390000 tons of annual polyether polyol plant in Saudi Arabia, and exported a large number of basic polyether polyols to China .