Impact on US petrochemicals sector following Hurricane Laura

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Hurricane Laura made landfall in western Louisiana on August 27, and packed sustained winds of 150 miles per hour. In this episode, we take a moment to look at the impacts.

Amy Strahan, editor of Argus NGL Americas, is joined by Michael Camarda, who is responsible for Argus’ daily ethylene and propylene coverage in the US, and polymers editor Michelle Klump, to consider the downstream effectss on the domestic LPG market and the impact observed in the US petrochemicals sector following the event.

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