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Petrochemical demand is up and prices are spiking

Resilinc

Russia and Belarus are large [natural gas] producers, and uncertainty about sanctions has reduced their exports. Natural gas prices worldwide have also risen sharply, and in the U.S., But skyrocketing natural-gas prices in Europe have also pushed fertilizer producers [in Europe] to curtail production,” wrote Finley.

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China’s Historic Silk Road is Resurrected from the Rubble

Elementum

In 2013, President Xi Jin Ping introduced an initiative to construct a modern-day equivalent of the Silk Road as part of the country’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This will include a rail route stretching from Chongqing, China, through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, and Poland to Duisburg in Germany.

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