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AJC Weekly Brief

Asian Commodity Weekly Insights

20 Jul 2026 / 2 min read

The Hormuz closure supercharges the entire complex — all nine tracked commodities close higher, with naphtha up 15% and MEG up 10% — while the structural map redraws itself: India switches on the 9 MTPA HRRL refinery, Dow retires three European plants, and Ineos bets on food-grade recycled polyethylene in Norway.

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