U.S.-China Trade Talks in London: Ethane Export Controls and the Need for Better Economic Statecraft
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A new commentary from the CSIS Economics program analyzes the myriad issues with the recent U.S. ethane export controls.
    • blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      6·
      3 months ago

      More critically, China’s petrochemical infrastructure was built with exactly this kind of supply disruption in mind. The country’s newest crackers utilize flexible furnace technology—particularly Linde’s PyroCrack systems—which can switch between gas feeds (e.g., ethane) and liquid feeds (e.g., naphtha). This is not theoretical capability; it is engineered resilience designed to handle, among other things, geopolitical volatility.

      Juche-style engineering (it’s actually designed/built by a UK company though).

  • ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    8·
    3 months ago

    Ethane? You mean one of those fossil energy sources that China’s trade partner and neighbor Russia has a metric shit ton of and that China is less and less dependent on as they install more nuclear and renewable power sources? One of those? Gosh, I just can’t wait to see how well banning that will go.