This week, the focus area in the Asian petrochemical markets will be the reverberating effects of the rising yuan versus the dollar and its impact on petrochemical exports and imports. Already there is some sign of Chinese exports falling, while imports have been on the rise, according to market participants. SEE MORE Industry participants continue to evaluate the impact of Harvey on energy, petrochemical and logistics markets. SEE MORE American business enthusiasm in Southeast Asia is bent but far from broken even as the region grapples with a new trade framework and less U.S. government involvement, according to a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. SEE MORE Scheduled and unscheduled outages at local plants led to an acute shortage of polymer in the market and to a major price increase, according to ICIS-MRC’s Price report. SEE MORE OPEC crude oil output dropped in August, the cartel said on Tuesday, for the first time in several months, while projected global economic growth for the year was revised up. SEE MORE